On 6 Aug 2007 16:26:02 -0500, Dave wrote this crap:

On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:06:00 GMT, "Maxprop" said:

What was its purpose? I was under the impression that the Hunley,
Confederacy, Civil War, was the first submarine to launch an attack in
combat.

Nope. It was a one man device designed by a guy named Bushnell, and was
supposed to attach itself to the side of a British warship in NY harbor and
detonate an explosive charge. The Hunley, pedal powered like Turtle, had a
crew of two or more (I don't recall the number).

The Hunley had a crew of six. The Hunley was the first to launch an
attack in combat. The Turtle was a failure.

The Hunley was also sunk thrice. All three times it went down with
all hands.




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