Then it was secured on a barge and began the journey back through Charleston Harbor to a conservation lab at the old Charleston Navy base.
Church bells rang and thousands lined parks along the Cooper River.
Women dressed as Confederate widows threw roses into the water from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum on the opposite side. It was lowered into a tank of fresh water about 5 p.m. It is expected to remain at the conservation site for seven years before going on display at the Charleston Museum. This was like the stealth bomber of its time. The Hunley started its ill-fated journey from the inlet.