The HL Hunley
Combs 2nd, Joe C Did you know ... ... the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley was a privately owned vessel and not built by the Confederate government? ... the owners of the H.L. Hunley were given a Letter of Marque by the Confederate government to sink Union shipping for a profit? ... the original investment to build the H.L. Hunley was $15, 000 ($300, 000 in today's currency)? ... the Confederacy put a value of $27, 500 on the submarine ($550, 000 in today's c...