Anniversary of Confederate Submarine CSS Hunley Sinking US Ship

Saturday February 17th marked  the 154th anniversary of the CSS Hunley’s mission in Charleston harbor that led her into world history as the first successful combat submarine. The anniversary is a reminder of the bond between submariners which is not limited by time or distance when a simple red flower wreath is placed at the tombs of the Hunley crew. The tribute is sent from over 3,000 miles away by Englishmen in the Portsmouth Submariners Association who understand the courage it takes to enter an underwater vessel.

And they won’t let the Hunley crew be forgotten on their watch.

They have offered this tribute every year since the crew was buried at Magnolia Cemetery in 2004 after being lost at sea for more than a century. The veterans’ Association places an identical wreath at the National Submariner's War Memorial in London on the River Thames in honor of all their fallen comrades throughout history. These modern day submariners and the pioneering Hunley crew may be separated by water and time, but they are forever linked by those very same elements.