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The Story of the H.L. Hunley:


 * What four reasons do you have that will tell the story?**

1. Built

2. Uses

3. Sunk

4. Recovery

(Built)** 1. It was built in 1863 by Park and Lyons of Mobile, Alabama 2. made from a cylindrical iron steam boiler-deepened and lengthened through the addition of tapered ends 3. each end was equipped with ballast tanks-could be flooded by valves or pumped dry by hand pumps
 * What is your first reason and three to five facts to support it?

What can you conclude from these facts?: That the Hunley was constructed very simple, by just an iron steam boiler. Doesn't seem to have been costly.

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(Uses)** 1. designed to be hand powered by a crew of nine (eight turn the hand-cranked propeller, one to steer and direct the boat) 2. Used as a Confederate submersible in undersea warfare 3. job was to attack the USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor off the coast of South Carolina
 * What is your second reason and three to five facts to support it?

What can you conclude from these facts?: Had a large job of attacking and sinking the enemy warship.

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(Sunk)** 1. On 17 February 1864-rammed Housatonic with spar torpedo (torpeda was packed with explosive powder and attached to a long pole on its bow) -torpedo embedded itself in side of Housatonic 2. Housatonic exploded (five crew members died) and that explosion also sank the Hunley (eight crew members died) 3. Became the first submarine to sink a ship in wartime
 * What is your third reason and three to five facts to support it?

What can you conclude from these facts?: It accomplished sinking attacking and sinking the Housatonic, but was blown up as well. Went down in history.

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(Recovered)** 1. it was found 131 years later 2. Clive Cussler and his team-The National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) discovered the submarine after a 14-year search 3. evidence of parts found underwater-the forward hatch and the ventilator box 4. rested on its side at about a 45 degree angle, over years it build up a coating on its surface
 * What is your fourth reason and three to five facts to support it?

What can you conclude from these facts?: After a long search, it was recovered, and can now be known for its great accomplishment.

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Ideas on how you are going to present? Involve the class? Be exciting? Interesting? Wow? Huh? Ahhh?
 * Based on your research, what conclusions would you make and how does your research connect to your life?**

The H.L. Hunley was created simply by an iron steam boiler, for the mission of attacking and sinking an enemy warship. Although the Hunley sank, it will forever be known as the first submarine to sink a ship in wartime.