H.L. Hunley The Confederate Submarine

The H.L. Hunley was one the first submarines ever made and was used by The Confederacy during The Civil War.
== Origin ==
The H.L. Hunley was original called "The Fish Boat" was one of three submarines invited by James McClinton in 1863.
== Civil War ==
During the Civil War the Hunley was being used and accidentally sank when the hatch's were still open leading to the deaths of 5 sailors, the submarine also sunk during a demonstration and wasn't found for almost a month until being discovered with the dead crewmates also, the creator also died in a other experiment. On February 7th 1864 The Hunley sunk The U.S.S. Housatonic being the first time in history a submarine sunk a boat in combat.
== Disappearance and rediscovery ==
After The U.S.S. Housatonic sunk the Hunley disappeared and was discovered in 1970 by E. Lee Spence and was put into a preservation tank in South Carolina. The submarine had been preserved by mud and preserved everything inside. it was later discovered that the crew died because of the torpedo going off and being killed by the blast.