Title: CSS Hunley Description: The CSS Hunley, the first effective Civil War submarine, shown in dock at Charleston, South Carolina, Harbor; The Hunley attacked and sank the USS Housatonic, a 12,400-ton sloop of war with twelve large cannon, on the night of February 17, 1864, with a loss of five Union crew members; in backing away from the explosive spar implanted in the Housatonic's hull, the Hunley itself was damaged and sank, along with its crew of eight men; (Artist: Conrad Wise Chapman); Category: American Civil War Topic: Artwork Keywords: American Civil War, Confederate warships, submarines, underwater vessels Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 3600 x 2063 (7.43 MPixels) (1.75) Print Size: 30.5 x 17.5 cm; 12.0 x 6.9 inches File Size: 21.41 MB (22,451,026 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000006681c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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