Lecture tonight about Civil War sub

The saga of the loss and recovery of the H.L. Hunley, the world's first successful attack submarine, will be highlighted tonight at 6:30 p.m. during a free lecture at the Salt Lake Main Library, 210 E. 400 South.

On Feb. 17, 1864, during the Civil War, the Confederate sub left the Charleston, S.C., harbor and sank a blockading Union warship. Soon after sending the USS Housatonic to the bottom, the submarine also sank.

The sunken sub's location was a mystery until 1995 when a team of divers sponsored by writer Clive Cussler discovered the nearly intact Hunley. It was raised and carefully excavated. The skeletons of all eight crew members were removed, studied then reburied.

The investigation continues into cause of the sinking and artifacts are still being studied. The lecture will be given by Robert Neyland, director of the Hunley Project.