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I noticed on the National Geographic website that there is a new NG "Forensic Case" show on the H.L. Hunley this Sunday 8 PM Eastern and Pacific (April 11, 2004) on MSNBC.
A nice clear interior view showing the "floor" of the Hunley. Note the handle for the ballast release mechanism and the chunks of metal used for ballast to trim the boat. I have it on good authority that plating is ironclad sheathing. The rod under the crews bench is part of the steering mechanism. The crankshaft isn't in one piece but instead is formed from cast segments splined into each other.
No word on which crewman's skull this is but that is brain matter inside
I don't know if there will be new information announced, but since National G pretty much "owns" anything having to do with the Hunley - AND the burial ceremony of the last crew is coming up next week on April 17, I suspect this will be THE biggie for Hunley-philes
Here is the blurb -
National Geographic Ultimate Explorer host Lisa Ling gives a first look at a mystery that has puzzled historians for over a century, examining the recently recovered wreck of the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley. In Forensic Case]National Geographic Page on the Hunley Forensic Case episode.[/url]
Edited By TMSmalley on 1081365881
A nice clear interior view showing the "floor" of the Hunley. Note the handle for the ballast release mechanism and the chunks of metal used for ballast to trim the boat. I have it on good authority that plating is ironclad sheathing. The rod under the crews bench is part of the steering mechanism. The crankshaft isn't in one piece but instead is formed from cast segments splined into each other.
No word on which crewman's skull this is but that is brain matter inside
I don't know if there will be new information announced, but since National G pretty much "owns" anything having to do with the Hunley - AND the burial ceremony of the last crew is coming up next week on April 17, I suspect this will be THE biggie for Hunley-philes
Here is the blurb -
National Geographic Ultimate Explorer host Lisa Ling gives a first look at a mystery that has puzzled historians for over a century, examining the recently recovered wreck of the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley. In Forensic Case]National Geographic Page on the Hunley Forensic Case episode.[/url]
Edited By TMSmalley on 1081365881