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<p>[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 3521003, member: 92655"]I am going from memory here. And these days, that ain’t saying much! But this is how I recall it..</p><p><br /></p><p>There was lots of speculation on why this vessel sank. The torpedo that the Hunley was carrying was actually on a long rod. The Hunley was to have rammed the enemy ship then pull a lanyard to detonate the torpedo. It wasn’t until they raised the submarine that they were able to determine through modern forensics that in fact the shockwave from the detonation also dealt a fatal blow to the Hunley...... That’s the way I remember it anyways.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 3521003, member: 92655"]I am going from memory here. And these days, that ain’t saying much! But this is how I recall it.. There was lots of speculation on why this vessel sank. The torpedo that the Hunley was carrying was actually on a long rod. The Hunley was to have rammed the enemy ship then pull a lanyard to detonate the torpedo. It wasn’t until they raised the submarine that they were able to determine through modern forensics that in fact the shockwave from the detonation also dealt a fatal blow to the Hunley...... That’s the way I remember it anyways.[/QUOTE]
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