History of Submarines

By JaydenMcl

  • First Submarine

    First Submarine
    James of England created the decked-over rowboat (Submarine)

  • First Underwater Vessel

    First Underwater Vessel
    The 72 footlong Rotterdam Boat was designed by a Frenchman. It was the first underwater vessel specifically built by the council of the Southern Netherlands.

  • Illustrations of Submarines

    Illustrations of Submarines
    Borelli never built a submarine, but this illustration continues to appear in books and magazines linked with Drebbel's or Symons's (Picture below)

  • Creation of The Air Pump

    Creation of The Air Pump
    Denis a professor of mathematics built 2 submarines. He used an air pump to balance internal pressure with external water pressure and controlling buoyancy.

  • The First Attack

    The First Attack
    David Bushnell built the first submarine to actually make an attack on an British enemy warship. It was named the Turtle because it resembled a sea turtle floating in the water.

  • First Exploration Ship

    First Exploration Ship
    Fulton built a submarine he called "Nautilus." He made a number of successful dives to depths of 25 feet and for times as long as six hours.

  • French Submarine

    French Submarine
    Frenchman Brutus demonstrated what he called le bateau poisson ("fish boat"), a submarine 10 feet 6 inches long, with a crew of three

  • First Lost and Win

    First Lost and Win
    Phillips built at least two submarines. The first collapsed at a depth of twenty feet. The second achieved underwater speeds and depths to 100 feet. He Offered to sell it to the US Navy.

  • Advamcement

    Advamcement
    The U. S. Navy began manufacturing, under license, the WHITEHEAD torpedo, for use by surface ships