CSS Hunley, bow shape

[Woodstock74]

Wracking my brain trying to locate where I read it, but it's such an obscure inquiry making it difficult to search; do I understand that the Hunley's bow/leading edge was actually straight (as seen from the side) and not the 's'-curve as seen today? And that shape of the bow as seen today occurred during the time she was in the water? I seem to recall reading that the bow was worn/damaged during her time in the water and that as designed it was straight. Am I loosing it?

 

[FedericoFCavada]

https://condor.depaul.edu/tps/resources/level2/civilwar/civilwartechimages.pdf

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

https://condor.depaul.edu/tps/resources/level2/civilwar/civilwartechimages.pdf

Great pictures!

 

[Mark F. Jenkins]

Although the S-curve is very beautiful, it is my understanding that it is an artifact of age (and possibly conservation). I remember that when she was first raised, there was a lot of talk about it.

 

[debwallsmith]

Wracking my brain trying to locate where I read it, but it's such an obscure inquiry making it difficult to search; do I understand that the Hunley's bow/leading edge was actually straight (as seen from the side) and not the 's'-curve as seen today? And that shape of the bow as seen today occurred during the time she was in the water? I seem to recall reading that the bow was worn/damaged during her time in the water and that as designed it was straight. Am I loosing it?

Why not contact the folks working on the Hunley directly? https://www.hunley.org/

 

[1stMS-Arty]

https://www.history.navy.mil/conten...Hunley_RecoveryOperations_20170404_Tagged.pdf
According to this pdf (page 127) on the recovery and conservation of the Hunley, the shape of the cast iron bow was caused by scouring...