Title: Way to go NUMA!
Description: Hunley Special features Clive & NUMA
Description: Hunley Special features Clive & NUMA
boissee - September 16, 2004 01:11 AM (GMT)
I was flipping channels tonight and I saw Histories Mysteries: Raising the Hunley on the History Channel. It had an interview of Clive and gave credit to NUMA for finding the famous Civil War submarine. Here is some info and the link to get the video of the special.
The vessel could hardly have been more primitive--inside its iron shell there wasn't even an engine--nine soldiers turning cranks provided the power. But the H. L. Hunley made history on February 17th, 1864, when it ran the Charleston blockade and sank the U.S.S Housatonic. Not only was it a symbolic victory for the besieged Confederate forces, it was the first time that a submarine had sunk an enemy vessel in combat.
But on the return trip, something went wrong, and the Hunley never made it back to port. For over a century, its fate remained a mystery, and the iron sub quickly became a part of maritime lore. But in 1994, a team of divers funded by author Clive Cussler finally found the Hunley--in nearly perfect condition--buried beneath the silt on the ocean floor. RAISING THE HUNLEY meets with some of the divers who found the wreck and the archeologists who helped raise the long-lost ship and bring it back into Charleston--136 years after it sailed into history.
http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=43005
Found this too:
Writer, Archaeologist, Adventurer. Discoverer!
Best selling author Clive Cussler established the National Underwater Marine Agency and spent fifteen years searching for Hunley. The world's first sub to sink a ship in battle was finally discovered on May 4th, 1995 by N.U.M.A. archeologists Ralph Wilbanks, Wes Hall, and Harry Pecorelli.
The Attraction Results in Discovery
With a magnetometer, the Cussler crew located a metal object off the coast of Sullivan's Island. After diving in nearly 30 feet of water - they removed three feet of sediment to reveal one of the Hunley's two small coning towers.
At first we thought we only had a piece of old debris," said Hall. "But while groping through the silt my hand came upon the hinges of the hatch cover."
The NUMA team towed the magnetometer behind a boat as they criss-crossed the water guided by a set of grid-like coordinates. Using this method, Cussler and his team discovered many other shipwrecks in their search for the sub, including Confederate blockade runners.
As if stuck in time - she lay on her starboard side with the bow pointing almost directly toward Sullivans Island - four miles away. The same direction she was heading that historical, fateful and mysterious night.
Buried relatively soon after she sank, the Hunley was covered over completely with silt. It is estimated that this process comprised approximately 25 years. This "quick burial" has protected the rusty hull from the salt-bearing currents that normally erode sunken ships.
The 1996 assessment of the site did not find any areas of the hull that appeared to be weak. The only noticeable damage was the missing viewport from the forward conning tower. Archaeologists believe that the sediment within the ship may have helped preserve the bodies of Lt. Dixon and his crew.
Financed with the royalties of his underwater action novels, Cussler estimates that he spent $130,000 searching for the Hunley. Since the inception of N.U.M.A. in the late 1970s, Cussler and his not-for-profit organization have discovered over 60 shipwrecks. Cussler's book "Sea Hunters" chronicles his undersea adventures and discoveries, including his most significant find - H.L. Hunley.
For more information on NUMA and Clive Cussler, check out the the official NUMA website at www.numa.net
The vessel could hardly have been more primitive--inside its iron shell there wasn't even an engine--nine soldiers turning cranks provided the power. But the H. L. Hunley made history on February 17th, 1864, when it ran the Charleston blockade and sank the U.S.S Housatonic. Not only was it a symbolic victory for the besieged Confederate forces, it was the first time that a submarine had sunk an enemy vessel in combat.
But on the return trip, something went wrong, and the Hunley never made it back to port. For over a century, its fate remained a mystery, and the iron sub quickly became a part of maritime lore. But in 1994, a team of divers funded by author Clive Cussler finally found the Hunley--in nearly perfect condition--buried beneath the silt on the ocean floor. RAISING THE HUNLEY meets with some of the divers who found the wreck and the archeologists who helped raise the long-lost ship and bring it back into Charleston--136 years after it sailed into history.
http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=43005
Found this too:
Writer, Archaeologist, Adventurer. Discoverer!
Best selling author Clive Cussler established the National Underwater Marine Agency and spent fifteen years searching for Hunley. The world's first sub to sink a ship in battle was finally discovered on May 4th, 1995 by N.U.M.A. archeologists Ralph Wilbanks, Wes Hall, and Harry Pecorelli.
The Attraction Results in Discovery
With a magnetometer, the Cussler crew located a metal object off the coast of Sullivan's Island. After diving in nearly 30 feet of water - they removed three feet of sediment to reveal one of the Hunley's two small coning towers.
At first we thought we only had a piece of old debris," said Hall. "But while groping through the silt my hand came upon the hinges of the hatch cover."
The NUMA team towed the magnetometer behind a boat as they criss-crossed the water guided by a set of grid-like coordinates. Using this method, Cussler and his team discovered many other shipwrecks in their search for the sub, including Confederate blockade runners.
As if stuck in time - she lay on her starboard side with the bow pointing almost directly toward Sullivans Island - four miles away. The same direction she was heading that historical, fateful and mysterious night.
Buried relatively soon after she sank, the Hunley was covered over completely with silt. It is estimated that this process comprised approximately 25 years. This "quick burial" has protected the rusty hull from the salt-bearing currents that normally erode sunken ships.
The 1996 assessment of the site did not find any areas of the hull that appeared to be weak. The only noticeable damage was the missing viewport from the forward conning tower. Archaeologists believe that the sediment within the ship may have helped preserve the bodies of Lt. Dixon and his crew.
Financed with the royalties of his underwater action novels, Cussler estimates that he spent $130,000 searching for the Hunley. Since the inception of N.U.M.A. in the late 1970s, Cussler and his not-for-profit organization have discovered over 60 shipwrecks. Cussler's book "Sea Hunters" chronicles his undersea adventures and discoveries, including his most significant find - H.L. Hunley.
For more information on NUMA and Clive Cussler, check out the the official NUMA website at www.numa.net
DirkPitt - September 16, 2004 01:16 AM (GMT)
Great info th:
and 10/10 for presentation :lol:
and 10/10 for presentation :lol:
Kellym - September 16, 2004 09:52 AM (GMT)
th: Thanks Liz!
Great Stuff!
Great Stuff!
hiramyaegar - September 16, 2004 11:56 AM (GMT)
th: Nice to see that credit is given where credit is due.
Did you know that there was a movie made called The Hunley. The only big name is Donald Sutherland. I don't recall when it was made.
Did you know that there was a movie made called The Hunley. The only big name is Donald Sutherland. I don't recall when it was made.
Kellym - September 16, 2004 01:53 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (hiramyaegar @ Sep 16 2004, 12:56 PM) |
| Did you know that there was a movie made called The Hunley. The only big name is Donald Sutherland. I don't recall when it was made. |
1999 :)
hiramyaegar - September 16, 2004 09:14 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Kellym @ Sep 16 2004, 09:53 AM) | ||
1999 :) |
Ah. Thanks. I just read the back real quick and didn't get a chance to read the fine print. ;)
pkimturner - September 27, 2004 02:31 AM (GMT)
What, are you kiddin' me?!?! Donald Sutherland wasn't the only known actor in 'The Hunley'!
Try Armand Assante...... "Lt. George Dixon" !
IMDb - Armand Assante
:)
Try Armand Assante...... "Lt. George Dixon" !
IMDb - Armand Assante
:)
tonym5 - September 27, 2004 04:43 PM (GMT)
I loved Armand Assante' in Sidney Sheldon's Rage of Angels movie with Jaclyn Smith. t: