| 1776/09/06 |
Sergeant Ezra Lee, in David Bushnell's one-man submarine, Turtle, unsuccessfully tries to attach mines to Admiral Richard Howe's flagship, HMS Eagle, anchored near Governors Island |
Governors Island,
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| 1800/00/00 |
Robert Fulton completes his submarine, NAUTILUS, for the French Navy. |
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| 1864/02/17 |
Commanded by Lt Dixon, about 4 miles off Breach Inlet in Sullivan's Island the H L HUNLEY places a 135 lb torpedo below the waterline of the USS Housatonic. The Housatonic burns for three minutes before sinking, killing five sailors. |
H L HUNLEY (submarine), North Charleston
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| 1915/05/07 |
An unusually heavy detonation takes place with a very strong explosive cloud.... The ship stops immediately and heels over to starboard very quickly, immersing simultaneously at the bow.... - U-20 Captain Walther Schwieger on torpedoing the LUSITANIA |
RMS Lusitania (shipwreck),
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