Some C.S.S. Hunley news I wanted to be sure everyone saw.

Scientists remove Hunley's rear hatch

By BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press Writer Tue Sep 12, 7:43 PM ET

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Scientists on Tuesday removed the rear hatch on the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, although the work won't immediately remove the questions surrounding the sinking of the sub in 1864.

The 40-foot, hand-cranked sub, the first in history to sink an enemy warship, sank off Charleston after sending the Union blockade ship Housatonic to the bottom on Feb. 17, 1864.

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The Friends of the Hunley a great website for a look at the history.