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Was the submarine turtle ever patented?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 10/22/2022

No - the Turtle was invented during the Revolutionary War, and as such, the United States as a country (and patents) did not exist at that time.

The first submarine to use patented designs was the SS-1, the U.S. Navy's first Diesel-Electric submarine, designed and built by John P. Holland.

Wiki User

∙ 11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Who patented first submarine in 1897?

Simon Lake

Americas first submarine?

turtle

Who created the submarine that was called turtle?

David Bushnell created and used the Turtle

What year was the Turtle submarine invented?

1776

What was the colour of the first submarine?

The Turtle was brown.

What was the turtle submarine made of?

The Turtle was made mostly of wood, with a few metal parts.

Was the first submarine named the turtle?

david bushnell

Who invented the turtle submarine?

It was invented by David Bushnell.

What was the name of the first submarine used by the military?

Turtle

What was The Turtle?

It was a submarine in World War 1 or 2

Who designed the turtle the first submarine?

David Bushnell

Why was it named the turtle submarine?

It is named that because the top of the sub looks like a turtle's shell.