to the Hunley in shape, but had one crucial difference; it was the first true submarine to run on power from a source other than that of a living creature. The Pioneer II was powered by a revolutionary new source of power, this being that of an electrical engine. This design was eventually scrapped and the engine replaced with a hand crank because the engine could not sustain the power needed to propel the submarine through the water (it is estimated that an electrical engine from that time period and of the size shown in the photograph [in the presentation] could only hold as much energy as a 9V battery of today). (Ragan, 7)
             Horace Lawson Hunley was the namesake of the H.L. Hunley Confederate submarine. (Ragan, 7) One can only speculate, but it was probably named in his honor because he had been a major benefactor in the submarine program since it started during the Civil War. Horace Hunley had partly funded the Pioneer, had solely funded the Pioneer II, and had paid an entire third of the money it cost to construct the Hunley. (Raga
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