It sank an enemy warship
H. L. Hunley
A Confederate Submarine was first to sink an enemy Submarine, I think in the Civil War. It was called The CSS Huntley. Alternate answer: The CSS Hunley was a Confederate submarine in the US Civil War. It played a minor role in the war itself but it played a much larger role in illustrating the pros and cons of underwater warfare.
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The Confederate submarine, the Hunley was the first submarine to successfully sink a warship. It however, was dragged down to destruction during the battle in Charleston Harbor.
The Confederate submarine was named for its inventor Horace Lawson Hunley.
the first true submarine.
H. L. Hunley was the name of the Confederate submarine that was used during the American Civil War. It was the first combat submarine to successfully sink an enemy ship.
It was named after it's inventor
Revolutionay War (the Turtle); US Civil War (the Hunley); Russo-Japanese War (present but not fielded due to a lack of parts); WWI; and WWII.
The H.L. Hunley was the first successful submarine attack in the US Civil War. Created to help the Southern cause, it was privately owned and built for the profits it could obtain for its owners for sinking Union vessels. It began in February of 1864 in the Charleston Harbor. The Hunley successfully sank the Union ship, Housatonic. The explosion however, damaged the Hunley and it sank with the eight man crew all lost.
The Hunley
The Hunley is currently undergoing restoration and research in Charleston, S.C., site of her attack on the USS Housatonic.