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First Successful Test
- When
- July 1863
- Where
- Mobile Bay
The H. L. Hunley successfully attacked a coal flatboat in Mobile Bay under Admiral Franklin Buchanan's supervision in July 1863.
By July 1863, the submarine was ready for a demonstration. Supervised by Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan, the vessel successfully attacked a coal flatboat in Mobile Bay. This event confirmed the submarine's operational readiness before its subsequent transport to Charleston, South Carolina, on 12 August 1863.
Sources
- H. L. Hunley Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
- Mobile Bay Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
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