Submarine History By Jasper Bennett and Tye 1623

Submarine History By Jasper, Bennett, and Tye

1623 § Cornelius Drebbel invented the first submarine. § It was a 12 man wooden boat with a top and the 12 oarsman would row downward to propel it into the water.

1729 § Nathanial Symons created a one man sinking and rising boat. § He sealed himself up in it and stayed underwater for 45 minutes.

1776 § David Bushnell built the first submarine to launch a attack on a warship. § The attack was unsuccessful because the small drill didn’t penetrate the hull of the warship.

1800 § Robert Fulton created the first torpedo and launched it off a submarine to destroy a warship.

1812 § A engineer wrote a description of the submarine. § Torpedo Boat- a new invented torpedo boat resembling a turtle floating just above the water

1850 § Wilhelm Bauer built a submarine called the brandtautcher also known as incendiary diver § The boat was made of iron and was the size of a small sperm whale it was armed with 3 torpedoes

1861 § Villeroi created a majorly destructive bomb to be used against enemy warships § The weapon was a hand-held bomb the you can plant against the enemy warships hull by a diver.

1862 § A confederate army officer Francis D. Lee created the steamboat known as David. § The David used a sharp drill with explosives at the end to shoot or ram the enemy warship. § The point would pierce the armored plating of the ship then lay the bombs in and at the push of a button they would explode.

1864 -the first war § In 1864 the submarine was used in battle. § There were 2 types of subs used the David another type that shot 10 torpedoes attacked the enemy warship USS Housatonic. § The warship was helpless and the submarine became a important weapon

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