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On 17 February 1864 - Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sinks USS Housatonic, making Housatonic the first U.S. Navy warship to be sunk by a submarine. This sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902, depicts H.L. Hunley. NHHC Photo NH 999.

On 17 February 1864 - Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sinks USS Housatonic, making Housatonic the first U.S. Navy warship to be sunk by a submarine. This sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902, depicts H.L. Hunley. NHHC Photo NH 999.

Feb 17 2012
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