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17th February 2023

17th February 1864: An enemy ship sunk by submarine for the first time when H. L. Hunley attacks USS Housatonic

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H. L. Hunley became the first submarine to sink an enemy ship when it attacked the Union Navy warship USS Housatonic.

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