Address: 1250 Supply St, North Charleston, SC 29405, USA
Phone: +18437434865
Sunday: 10AM–3PM
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10AM–5PM
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Great place that tells the history of the Huntley!
Rick Barboza
I really enjoyed the experience and the adventure of locating this relic , hauling it up out of the ocean and the concerted effort to fully preserve and understand a great piece of American History. Appreciate how the remains of the soldiers were taking care and interned with the respect military individuals deserve for the ultimate price of their lives. Keep up the great work.
Tony B
Nice museum. Out of the way and not too busy. You'll get a great experience here. The Hunley is submerged, but you still get a decent view. Lots of photos and artifacts. Get in before the woke crowd erases this vital piece of history.
Robert Sullivan
Very interesting history lesson that took place over 150 years ago about the first combat submarine
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They depended on the air inside the sub. They were limited in how long they could stay submerged.
You might want to call the site/organization for that info. This a site for fellow travelers to give reviews. They have a fairly good website that might have that info also.
There's a replica that you sit in and you pedal it like the original except you're not in the water.
They work on restoration during the week.
No problem parking. And it was well worth seeing. Hope you enjoy it. I sure did.
No, it has been cleaned and is stored in a liquid solution. There are replicas of parts of the sub but the real one is not restored.
14 steps up to see the boat in tank. Other items accessible but no elevator to where you can view boat.
Yes, only the Hunley is there. If you head on down to Patriots point, the museum there has several ships to tour.
Yes. I used to work here. If theres something they dont want you to take a picture of they will let you know.
There was no line. We bought tickets at the door.
No, but they can at the museum .
A Civil War era Submarine credited with the being the first submarine to sink a surface vessel when she sunk the USS Housatonic in 1864.
I tried but they just gave me Copy paste from the webpage - living outside the USA
And buy the tickets on site. Saves the service fee from purchasing online
$16 for adults https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1003042/hunley-submarine-tour-ncharleston-warren-lasch-conservation-center-hunley
No, only view it from platform above. There is a reproduction section you can go inside though
That is part of the mystery. It sank a ship, and then was lost. Multiple theories.
The first was when a crew of Confederate sailors, manning it after General Beauregard temporarily commandeered the submarine, took it out and it accidentally sank, killing 5 of the 8. The second was when Horace Hunley was demonstrating how his submarine could work in the harbor and made an operational error, causing the submarine to get stuck in the harbor bottom mud, nose down, killing Hunley and the rest of the crew. The third crew of 8 died after the successful attack and sinking of the USS HOUSATONIC, though it has yet to be determined what caused their deaths.
Feb 17 1864 it went out and sunk a union ship and never returned.
The men that wrote the book were their autographing it. There were 4-5 authors.
History is very important, so we don't repeat the wrong things.
There were 3 built. The first one was tested in the port of Alabama. Three sunk at Charleston Harbor. The 1st one 5 died, 2nd one 8 died Aug 29, 1863 and 3rd one 8 died in Feb 17 1864. Last one was recovered and is in the museum. The dead are buried at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston SC
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