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NEWSTHE NEWS ABOUT THE HUNLEY AND EVENTS SURROUNDING THE DISCOVERY
Exactly how many men were on board when the fish-boat went down?
     In the initial excavation of the Hunley, archaeologists recovered hundreds of bones - and eight skulls. While some Hunley officials believed an X-ray might have shown a ninth skull beneath the crew bench, no one knew for sure.
     Without a complete inventory of bones - impossible with many of them still inside the sub - a ninth skull is the only way to be certain.
    
   Some historical accounts of the Hunley listed the submarine's crew complement as nine, and there are nine duty stations.
     But most people believed there were eight cranks for the propeller shaft - something that was proven untrue by the spring dig. There are seven cranks inside the Hunley.
     Theories are that "Maybe Dixon captained and pumped the bellows. The ninth man couldn't have cranked, and he would have been more weight.
     The number of crewmen was a big question, almost as large as why the submarine sank. We now have an answer.      The images that were taken from the submarine  confirmed what the archaeologists suspected during the spring dig - that the area beneath the bench is target-rich. In X-rays of the bottom of the hull, scientists can see a couple more canteens, a pipe that may have circulated air pumped in from the sub's bellows and a glass bottle beneath the bench. For the most up to date information go to FOR THE LATEST NEWS CLICK HERE.  To stay up to date sign up for the monthly newsletter.[ Home ] [ Hunley TV Guide-1963 ] [ The Battle of Secessionville ] [ Dixon's Gold Coin to be on display ] [ Gold Coin Will Be On Display ] [ Gold Coin Search ] [ Hunley Day Feb 17, 2003 ] [ Tom Hartnett Fights for The Hunley ] [ Friends of the Hunley Immune? ] [ Civil War over The Hunley ] [ Mayor Wants Sub at Charleston Museum ] [ Hunley Records Battle Continues ] [ Hunley Seminar in March 2002 ] [ Hunley's New Home-Is the City Out? ] [ A Hunley Poem ] [ Kentucky Colonel found on The Hunley ] [ Gold Coin Found ] [ History Mysteries-The Hunley Tapes ] [ Nascar Impressed With Hunley Tech ] [ McConnell Speaks Out ] [ McConnell Uses Threats ] [ Hunley Movie Prop on Tour ] [ Movie Tracker ] [ Underwater Scenes ] [ Mt Pleasant Has Top Secret Plan ] [ Mt Pleasant wants Out of Hunley Museum ] [ Museum Price Tag Goin Up and Up ] [ Museum ] [ Recent News and Events ] [ Sub Simulator ] [ First Tour ] [ TV Guide-1963 ] [ The Silver Gold Coin ] [ Museum Sites - State Newspaper ] [ The First Tour Schedule ] [ Hunley's New Home ] [ Hunley Featured on PBS ] [ Political News ] [ Arthur Ravenel Bridge ] [ A Tribute to the Hunley Poem ] [ New Tour Schedule for 2002 ] [ New Facts After Phase One ] [ McConnells Store - A Little Too Cozy ] [ Ted Turner ] [ Mobile exhibit ] [ Mt Pleasant Wants The Hunley ] [ Art Listings ] [ First Tour ] [ Donations needed ] [ Dixon's identity locked in Queenie's locket 03/02/03 ] [ Cybersquatting ] [ Some of Cussler Suit Left Intact ] [ Court to Decide about Freedom of Information ] [ Confederate Memorial Day-The Second One ] [ Confederate Memorial Day ] [ The Civil War Times ] [ What is a bummer? ]