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The first Commissioned U.S. Submarine recognized by the Naval Historical Center as sunk by Enemy Action was the USS Shark (SS-174), sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyer Yamakaze, in the Makassar Strait, on February 11, 1942. Though wartime records show her as reported missing and overdue/presumed lost, post-war Japanese records show that the Yamakaze sank a surfaced submarine with 5" gunfire on that day, in the area where Shark was supposed to be.
While there are other Navy submarines that did sink in WWI and in WWII prior to the Perch, they were either sunk by onboard problems or were damaged by friendly vessels. Most were also eventually refloated and salvaged, and returned to service.
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What was the Confedrate first submarine called?
H. L. Hunley was the name of the Confederate submarine that was used during the American Civil War. It was the first combat submarine to successfully sink an enemy ship.
How many American deaths in Vietnam were not due to enemy action?
About 12 percent.
What are some important dates for the submarines?
The first diagram and plan for a submarine was published in 1580 CE by William Bourne. In 1623, Cornelius Drebbel was appointed as court inventor and created what is believed to be the first working submarine. In 1654, the Rotterdam boat submarine was invented with the intent to attack an enemy. In 1696, Denis Papin built two submarines with an internal air pump. In 1776, David Bushnell created the first submarine that attacked an enemy ship. In 1855, Wilhelm Bauer built the Diablo Marin which made 134 dives. In 1861 the U.S Navy commissioned the production of the Alligator submarine.
Who was the major target of the submarine warfare?
Enemy surface ships are the main target of submarine warfare
What was the Confedrate submarine called?
The H. L. Hunley was the name of the Confederate submarine that was the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship.
The confederate submarine's that was the first to sink's name was?
The Confederate submarine 'H L Hunley' was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship
What did the hunley submarine do in the war?
It sank an enemy warship
What was a submarine used for in ww1?
A submarine was used to monitor enemy activity and then to attack by using large torpedoes.
What is the name of the first submarine launched by the US navy?
The first submarine was called the Turtle or American Turtle. It was a one man submarine and powered like a bicycle. It was designed to attach explosive devices to the hulls of British ships. All such attempts failed.
Why they build the submarine to sink?
it does NOT "sink" - unless by accident or enemy action. It "submerges" - so that it can act stealthily, moving around below the ocean surface so it is very hard to detect.
Did David Bushell invent the Torpedo submarine?
No, David Bushnell did not invent the torpedo submarine, but he is credited with creating the first operational submarine, known as the Turtle, during the American Revolutionary War. The Turtle was designed to attach explosive charges to enemy ships, but it did not utilize torpedoes as we understand them today. The concept of the torpedo submarine evolved later, with significant advancements made in the 19th and 20th centuries.
What is the name of the confederate submarine that sank a enemy ship the first time?
Hunley.
