Samuel Colt
American
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colt's Manufacturing Company |
Lineage
- Father Christopher Colt Sr
- Brother: James Colt
- Brother: Christopher Colt Jr
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colt's Manufacturing Company |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | Armsmear | Hartford | |||||
| Significant name | Colt Industrial District | Hartford | |||||
| 1842/00/00 | Samuel Colt demonstrate the effectiveness of his underwater electric mine or submarine battery by sinking the gunboat Boxer and the brig Volta. | Inventor | |||||
| 1842/07/04 | With the support of Capt Matthew Perry, Sam Colt from the deck of the NORTH CAROLINA uses his electronic Submarine Battery to destroy an old ship floating off Castle Clinton, a distance of some 200 or 300 yards. | Inventor | Castle Clinton National Monument | New York City | |||
| 1844/04/13 | Using electric current, Samuel Colt demonstrates the effectiveness of his underwater electric mine to President John Tyler and his cabinet by blowing up a schooner on the Potomac River off the Washington Navy Yard. | Inventor | Washington Navy Yard | Washington, DC |
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