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June 22: Workers release the tension on slings holding the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C. When the process is completed, the hand-cranked sub will be upright for the first time since it sank with its crew of eight in 1864.![Confederate_Submarine4]()
June 15: 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.![Confederate_Submarine3]()
June 24: The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sits in its slings on at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C..![Confederate_Submarine2]()
June 24: The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sits in its slings at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C.![Confederate_Submarine1]()
June 24: This picture taken at a conservation lab in North Charleston, S.C., shows the crank the crew used to power the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley. The sub, the first in history to sink an enemy warship, was rotated upright this week for the first time since it sank with its crew of eight in 1864.![Confederate_Submarine8]()
June 15: 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.![Confederate_Submarine6]()
June 15: 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.![Confederate_Submarine7]()
June 15: 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.Confederate Submarine Set Upright for First Time in 150 Years
The first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship is upright for the first time in almost 150 years, revealing a side of its hull not seen since it sank off the South Carolina coast during the Civil War.
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