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The Inventor Sank With It
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Ironic TwistsApr 27, 2026

The Inventor Sank With It

The Inventor Sank With It Horace Hunley built the first combat submarine. He named it after himself. October 1863. He took the H.L. Hunley on a test dive in Charleston Harbor. It never resurfaced. Hunley and seven crewmen drowned inside. The sub was recovered, repaired, and sank again months later.

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