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On this day in 1863, the C.S.S. Hunley, the worldâs firstsuccessful combat submarine, sinks during a test run, killing its inventor and seven crewmembers. Horace Lawson Hunley developed the 40-foot submarine from a cylinder boiler.
On Feb. 17, 1864, the H.L. Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink an enemy ship in a combat situation. Lt. George Dixon commanded the 40-foot iron vessel as it moved towards the USS Housatonic, a U.S. Navy ship that was part of a fleet that blockaded Charleston Harbor.