![]() He was supported in his demands by Lieutenant Dixon (misnamed Dickson in the teleplay), who offered to command the ship himself. McClintock still urged that the "Hunley" could work as an underwater submarine against the Northern fleet. One of the victims was Horace Hunley, asphyxiated as he tried desperately to relight a candle (the only light inside the totally dark hull) to see if he could clean out the primitive pump on board to regain whatever buoyancy he could for the ship. It became known as the "parapatetic coffin" after two crews (about 17 men) were lost in two separate sinkings. Eventually, the submarine (named the "Hunley" after it's backer) was taken from the Gulf of Mexico to Charleston, South Carolina for tests. The experimental submarine would be moved by it's crew who would turn a crank to turn the ship's large rear propeller. The Confederate government had promised a large reward for the design of some weapon that could destroy the Union Blockade of the dwindling number of Confederate ports, and McClintock (with Hunley's backing) designed a series of torpedo boats and an experimental submarine. James McClintock was an engineer of some genius who worked with the backing of a wealthy citizen of New Orleans, Mr. ![]() ![]() That is because of the portion of the show that was unknown in 1963, but is clearly known in 2006. This is the only episode of THE GREAT ADVENTURE series that, if shown today, would need an epilogue.
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