On October 15, 1863, the world’s first combat submarine, the C.S.S. Hunley, sank during a test in Charleston Harbor. The inventor and all seven other crew members died in the accident. The Hunley was retrieved and repaired. On February 17, 1864, the Hunley targeted and sank the Union ship, the Housatanic. However, the Hunley itself sank before it returned to Charleston. In 2000, the submarine was recovered and is now on exhibit in Charleston.
