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Thread #24198   Message #275326
Posted By: Irish sergeant
10-Aug-00 - 05:21 PM
Thread Name: The Confederate Sub 'Hunley', any info?
Subject: RE: The Confederate Sub 'Hunley', any info?
Don't count on it not happening. I would like to make a few points. First, the crew should be buried under the flag they served under. Until the preservation crew takes a good look at the Hunley, we won't know why it sunk. We may never know but the bilge pumps would be the place I would start at if I wanted to find out why she sunk. I don't buy the five foot two story. I'm five-eight and when I was still in the Navy weighed 165-170 lbs. I was able to fit in a 12"x16" fuel cell access with no problem with full respiratory and protective gear on. The boys in the Hunley might have been a little uncomfortable but they would have had no problem fitting being of average height which as some one pointed out was 5'8" tall and approximately 140 lbs. Kindest reguards, Neil