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What sank the Hunley? Maybe a new clue?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27251852
I don't understand enough of the physics of the Hunley sub operation. What was the normal way of bringing oxygen into the sub?
Heres a diagram I found: Dont know if it can answer any questions:
It's an interesting diagram. But what I don't know about subs is how they normally got their air. I imagine now it's stored on board but even in the early 20th century, what did they do?
The Hunley Had snorkels that could be raised several feet to the surface to obtain air. However, one source said they sometimes did not work properly
I don't understand enough of the physics of the Hunley sub operation. What was the normal way of bringing oxygen into the sub?
there was no new way the stayed down in the sub until a small candle burnt out, the candle was used like the caged birds were in mining shafts when ever the air went bad the candle died.
there was no new way the stayed down in the sub until a small candle burnt out, the candle was used like the caged birds were in mining shafts when ever the air went bad the candle died.
That's an interesting way of detecting oxygen loss. Probably not the best since it would mean a quick ascent to the surface which would be difficult when you're down many feet.
there was no new way the stayed down in the sub until a small candle burnt out, the candle was used like the caged birds were in mining shafts when ever the air went bad the candle died.
That's an interesting way of detecting oxygen loss. Probably not the best since it would mean a quick ascent to the surface which would be difficult when you're down many feet.
yeah do you know what most of the people are saying about her sinking
Here's an update on the Hunley. Sure has taken a long time to get this thing out and studied.
Starting Wednesday, conservation specialists at Clemson University's Warren Lasch Conservation Center in Charleston began the process of rotating the 7-ton, 40-foot submarine to expose a side of its hull never before seen in the post-Civil War era. The process wasn't tried until now because preservationists first had to sift for artifacts in sediment within the submarine and deal with the eight sets of human remains, says Kellen Correia, executive director of Friends of the Hunley. "We kept it at that angle so as not to disrupt that internal environment," she says. Looking at the sub just from the inside could not give them all the answers they needed as to why it sank, Correia says.
The cause of death of the crew of the Hunley has been revealed
Mystery deaths of HL Hunley submarine crew solved – they accidentally killed themselves
Apparently the blast that sank the Housatonic was so great that a shockwave ripped through the soft tissue of the crew of the Hunley and they immediately died. The fact that the crew were still in position and did not make efforts to escape furthers this idea.
