Monday, June 20, 2016

35. Shipwreck Search: Discovery of the H.L. Hunley (Walker)

Describes the discovery of the Civil War submarine, "H. L. Hunley," explaining how scientists found it, raised it, and learned about what was inside.

11 comments:

  1. When did the crew find the H.L. Hunley?
    They fond the H.L. Hunley on May 3,1995.

    My favorite part was when they had to rap it up lift it out and put it on shore.

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  2. Why did it take the crew so long to get the ship back up?
    It took them a log time because they had to rap it up then lift it.

    I liked the part when the crew finds the ship.

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  3. How many people does it take to run the ship? 7 people

    How many scientists found the ship? 3 scientists

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  4. Q: Why was the H.L Hunley famous
    A: Because it was the first ship to sink a enemy ship.

    I liked the story because it tells information that I didn't know.

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  5. Q:What did scientists find once they were inside the H.L Hunley?
    A:Scientists found tools, bones, a wallet,and lots of teeth and other bones such as skulls inside the seating part of Hunley.

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  6. Q: What was the long stick called?
    A: It was called a probe
    My favorite part of the story is the diagram of the people because it was cool looking.

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  7. Q: why did the name tag found on the ship important????
    It was important because it was the name tag of an enemy soldier.
    yay!!!!

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  8. Q:Why didn't the divers take the H.L. Hunley out of the water when they first found it?
    A:The divers didn't take the H.L. Hunley out of the water when they first found it because it was burried in sand and they didn't have the equipment for that project at the time.

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  9. Q: When the H.L. Hunley was put into the museum,why did they put it in cold water?
    A: The H.L. Hunley was put into cold water because there was rust and algae thet could destroy the Hunley if it was dry.

    Comment: i liked the diagram of the soldiers that they found, because it shows what they would have looked like if they were still alive.

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  10. Why was H.L. Hunley famous?

    It was the first ship to sink an enemy ship

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  11. Q: what liquid did they put in the Hunley?
    A: cold water

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