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What Was The First Military Submarine Ever And How Did It Work?

In August 1776, with the ink barely dry on the Declaration of Independence, the British Navy filled New York Harbor and the surrounding waters with 400 warships and 23,000 troops, establishing ...
SlashGear

The Story Behind 'The Turtle': America's First Submarine

The musket fire that rang out and broke the tension at Lexington on April 19, 1775, became the "shot heard round the world" and kicked off a revolution — The American Revolution. The famous war saw 13 ...
PBS

The World’s First Combat Submarine

Its nickname was the “Turtle”. During the American Revolution, an American inventor developed an underwater vessel that could destroy British ships by attaching a bomb to the hull of a ship. These are ...
Variety

‘Turtle Walker’ Film on Indian Sea Turtle Conservationist Set for Doc NYC Premiere, Submarine Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Tiger Baby, and Emaho Films have set the world premiere of Taira Malaney’s “Turtle Walker” at Doc NYC. The documentary chronicles the life of Indian sea turtle ...