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Hunley Commander's Watch No Smoking Gun

By BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press Writer, General Science / Other
This undated photo provided by The Friends of the Hunley show the gold watch that belonged to the commander of the H.L. Hunley  Lt. George Dixon.  Scientists announced Friday Dec. 14 2007 in Charleston S.C.  that the gold watch did not slowly wind do ...
This undated photo, provided by The Friends of the Hunley, show the gold watch that belonged to the commander of the H.L. Hunley, Lt. George Dixon. Scientists announced Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, in Charleston, S.C., that the gold watch did not slowly wind down but stopped quickly, leaving unanswered questions about why the Confederate submarine sank sank off Charleston in 1864. (AP Photo/Friends of The Hunley)

(AP) -- When scientists opened the watch belonging to the H.L. Hunley commander three years ago, they thought they had the key clue to why the Confederate submarine sank off Charleston.




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