The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley (now being restored in Charleston, S.C., after being found and recovered several years ago) is the only submarine ever used by the CSA. Though she was successful in sinking the USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor during the Civil War, she sank shortly afterward on her return to base, killing all hands.
Her feat is considered to be the first combat sinking of a ship by a submarine in war.
The Confederate submarine 'H L Hunley' was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship
The USS Housatonic, sunk by the Confederate submarine CSS Hunley.
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 H. L. Hunley was the name of the Confederate submarine that was the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship.
The Confederate States most successful submarine was the H L Hunley
The Confederate submarine H L Hunley sank a Federal warship, Housatonic
it was the css hl hunly
Techically, that would be the U.S. Navy's first submarine, USS S-1 (SS-105) , built by John Phillip Holland. Though the first submarine that was used in combat, David Bushnell's Turtle (Revolutionary War), the U.S. wasn't in fact a country at that time.The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley was also not technically an American submarine, effectively being used by the Confederate Army (manned by Confederate sailors), but it was never a commissioned vessel in any navy.
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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.
The Confederate submarine was named for its inventor Horace Lawson 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.