Experts Finally Getting a Look at the Hunley

I’ve blogged about the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley a number of times over the last decade. Now the sub is back in the news. The following teaser if from the January 30, 2014 edition of FoxNews.com:

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A century and a half after it sank and a decade and a half after it was raised, scientists are finally getting a look at the H.L. Hunley’s hull. Experts hope to solve the mystery of why the famed hand-cranked submarine sank during the Civil War.

… about 70 percent of the outside hull has been revealed. The last remaining areas have been described as “forensic hot spots.”

Read the full article.

About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

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