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The '''Winans-Hunley Ship''', commonly  called the '''cigar ship''', was a submarine developed by slave traders in the [[Confederate States of America]].

== Background ==
=== Winans' cigar ship ===
The famed [[Baltimore]] inventor and businessman [[Ross Winans]] developed a prototype submarine in the late 1850s.

=== Hunley's ''Pioneer'' ===
[[Horace Lawson Hunley]] from [[New Orleans]] developed a submarine called the ''Pioneer''.

=== Collaboration ===
In 1863, following the disastrous [[First Tamaulipas campaign]], the [[Confederate States Congress|Confederate Congress]] sought to reform the [[Confederate Army|Army]] and [[Confederate Navy|Navy]]. The famed inventor [[Ross Winans]] personally traveled from his home in [[Baltimore]] to [[Richmond]] to pitch his [[Winans Steam Gun|steam gun]] and "cigar ship" as well as other less-developed prototypes; Congress was excited to hear about the steam gun, but not so much about the cigar ship, which they regarded as a "mere curiosity." When news of Winans' speech to Congress reached [[New Orleans]], [[Horace Lawson Hunley]] began advertising his ''Pioneer'' as a competitor. However, he was disappointed to learn that Congress was uninterested in Winans' submarine.

However, it got the attention of [[C. F. Hatcher]], one of New Orleans' most prominent slave traders. He wanted to expand his business to compete against his competitors like [[Thomas B. Poindexter]], who was then the wealthiest slave trader in the city.