Post by sherlew99 on Feb 17, 2014 17:49:23 GMT -6
Confederate sub made history 150 years ago Monday
By BRUCE SMITH
02-17-14
AP
An examination of the spar found it was deformed as if in an explosion. Scientists now believe the Hunley was less than 20 feet from the Housatonic when it sank. That means it may have been close enough for the sub's crew to have been knocked unconscious by the explosion — long enough that they may have died before awakening.
By BRUCE SMITH
02-17-14
AP
An examination of the spar found it was deformed as if in an explosion. Scientists now believe the Hunley was less than 20 feet from the Housatonic when it sank. That means it may have been close enough for the sub's crew to have been knocked unconscious by the explosion — long enough that they may have died before awakening.
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