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Hunley Torpedo Research

This is my third attempt at posting this... If the others show up, its not my fault.

In 2017 universities and the U.S. Navy performed detailed simulations on what they know about the CSS Hunley. They discoveried the
black powder blast was not strong enough to cause shock to the crew and put them out of action. The first wave of the blast did not
do much of anything, it was the second wave that bounced off the sea floor and the water jet or geiser effect that blew a large hole
into the Housatonic. They also found how fast the Hunley could go at a sprint; 2-4 knots. Also the crew had to stand to turn the
hand crank. Go here to see the videos.

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/underwater-archaeology/sites-and-projects/ship-wrecksites/hl-hunley/hunley-incident-analysis.html