Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley

Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley was raised at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C. Raising the Hunley was required before the sub, which is tilted on its side and is the first in history to sink an enemy warship, can be turned upright for the first time since it went down with its crew of eight in 1864.

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Tue., June 21, 2011

In this June 15, 2011 photo, an overhead crane slowly raises the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C. Raising the Hunley was required before the sub, which is tilted on its side and is the first in history to sink an enemy warship, can be turned upright for the first time since it went down with its crew of eight in 1864.

Bruce Smith Associated Press
In this June 15, 2011 photo, Paul Mardikian, senior conservator of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, attaches a cable to the truss holding the sub before it was raised at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C. Raising the Hunley was the first step before the sub, which is tilted on its side and is the first in history to sink an enemy warship, can be turned upright for the first time since it went down with its crew of eight in 1864.

Bruce Smith Associated Press
In this June 15, 2011 photo, Paul Mardikian, left, and Chris Watters, who work conserving the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, attach cables to the truss holding the sub before it was raised at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C. Raising the Hunley is the first step before the sub, which is tilted on its side and is the first in history to sink an enemy warship, can be turned upright for the first time since it went down with its crew of eight in 1864.

Bruce Smith Associated Press
In this June 15, 2011 photo, water is sprayed on the hull of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley after it was raised at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C. The water helps keep the hull from deteriorating when exposed to air. Raising the Hunley was the first step before the sub, which is tilted on its side and is the first in history to sink an enemy warship, can be turned upright for the first time since it went down with its crew of eight in 1864.

Bruce Smith Associated Press
In this June 15, 2011 photo, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is shown after it was raised in its tank at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C. Raising the Hunley was required before the sub, which is tilted on its side and is the first in history to sink an enemy warship, can be turned upright for the first time since it went down with its crew of eight in 1864.

Bruce Smith Associated Press
In this June 15, 2011 photo, a worker positions a wooden platform beneath the truss holding the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley after it was raised at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C. Raising the Hunley was required before the sub, which is tilted on its side and is the first in history to sink an enemy warship, can be turned upright for the first time since it went down with its crew of eight in 1864.

Bruce Smith Associated Press
In this June 15, 2011 photo, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, with some of its hull plates removed, is seen at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C., after it was raised in its tank. The Hunley was raised so the sub, which is tilted on its side and is the first in history to sink an enemy warship, can be turned upright for the first time since it went down with its crew of eight in 1864.

Bruce Smith Associated Press