Housatonic
Americannoun
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The Civil War also made a little naval history when the Confederacy's Hunley became the first submarine to sink an opposing warship when it attacked the USS Housatonic in 1864.
From Salon • May 14, 2022
The birders have reached Milford Point, a barrier beach at the mouth of the Housatonic River.
From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2021
Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back The team travels to Seymour, Conn., to help a family-owned restaurant on the Housatonic River that once maintained a high standard in fine dining.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2019
Hunley, which sank in 1864 after attacking the Union ship Housatonic, was recovered off the South Carolina coast and returned to port.
From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2018
On the clear, cold, moonlit night of February 17, 1864, John Crosby, the officer of the deck aboard the Union’s mightiest sloop of war, the USS Housatonic, stood gazing across the waters of Charleston Harbor.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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