The famous Confederate submarine Hunley was shown at the end of August at the 5th Annual Virginia City, Nevada, Civil War Days. John Dangerfield, a shipyard worker from Charleston, SC, built it out of scrap metal. It measures 40 feet long, 4 feet high, and 3 and a half feet wide.
The August 30th Nevada Appeal went into some detail on the Hunley and its successful attack on the USS Housatonic. Dangerfield used his own funds to make the vessel because he felt it should be a mobile exhibit. Right now, he is touring the west with it.
Very Appreciative of Your Effort Mr. Dangerfield. --Old B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
