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Leonardo da vinci (1452-1519) made sketches of a submarine and William Bourne, a British mathematician, drew plans for a submarine in 1578. But it was only in 1620 that Cornelius van Drebbel, a Dutch inventor, managed to build a submarine. He wrapped a wooden rowboat tightly in waterproofed leather and had air tubes with floats to the surface to provide oxygen. Of course, there were no engines yet, so the oars went through the hull at leather gaskets. He took the first trip with 12 oarsmen in the Thames River - staying submerged for 3 hours. The first submarine used for military purposes was built in 1776 by David Bushnell (1742-1824) of the US. His "Turtle" was a one-man, wooden submarine powered by hand-turned propellers. It was used during the American Revolution against British warships. The Turtle would approach enemy ships partially submerged to attach explosives to the ships's hull. The Turtle worked well but the explosives did not.
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Material used to build first submarine?
Wood was used to make the first submarine
When was the first submarine used?
1776
What was the name of the first submarine used by the military?
Turtle
What is a submarine's underwater bomb called?
This is an old and a common term. The torpedo has been used since the first submarine's were used in war time.
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.
What was the first submarine used in battle?
the Turtle in the Civil War.
When did david bushnell build his submarine?
Bushnell built his submarine, the "Turtle", in early 1776 and first used it in September that year.
What is the name of India's first submarine?
India's first submarine was INS CHAKRA nd first nuclear submarine is INS ARIHANT..
When was the first submarine used in an American war?
The "Turtle" in the Revolutionary War.
In what war was submarine warfare first used?
The US revolutionary war
Was this the submarine's first trip?
Yes, this was the submarine's first trip.
How did Cornelius Drebbel invent the submarine?
Cornelius Drebbel did not actually invent the submarine. He was the first person to manufacture a workable submarine, but he used the 1578 plans of English mathematician William Bourne. Drebbel built his submarine using a wooden frame tightly wrapped with waterproof leather.Cornelius Drebbel did not actually invent the submarine. He was the first person to manufacture a workable submarine, but he used the 1578 plans of English mathematician William Bourne. Drebbel built his submarine using a wooden frame tightly wrapped with waterproof leather.
