USS Housatonic was built in
1861. She was a Union sloop of war, 207 feet long,
weighing 1240 tons, and running on approximately 1150 horsepower.
In this model,
you can clearly see that the feat of the 40 foot hand-cranked Hunley
was truly a case of David vs. Goliath against the 207 foot
Housatonic.
