The H.L. Hunley
In 1863, the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley set out on its maiden voyage under the sea. The Confederate Navy crew’s mission was to put an end to a Union blockade in Charleston Harbor. But they lost the submarine at the dock during their first mission and this wasn’t the last time it sank into the ocean. As it turns out, the ship wasn’t destined for a glorious war history out at sea.