The first submersible of whose construction there exists reliable information was built in 1620
Cornelius Drebbel was a Dutch inventor who built the first submarine ever.
1957 USS Nautilus. First sub to travel beneath the North pole.
During WW2 the US Navy built 126 submarines.
As regards military submarines meant as warships, the Russians built the submarines with the deepest diving capability, but U.S. submarines generally make less noise.
Yes, German submarines were very effective in both world wars. The Germans built excellent submarines and still do.
The 28 boats built at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company were of the Gato and Balao classes. The first namesake of my old boat, USS RAY (SSN-653) was one of the Gato-class boats built there (USS RAY (SS-271)). The link below to the MSC has a list of all submarines built there during WWII.
they use a light built into their models.
Absolutely - the first U.S. Navy diesel-electric submarine, SS-1, was built starting in 1896, and commissioned in 1900.
Men built them in the 1600's, 1776, 1850, 1890; by the 20th century, nearly every nation was building submarines.
U-boats were the submarines of the German navy, they were first developed in 1850 by Wilhelm Bauer and built by the Schweffel & Hwoaldt shipbuilding company.
To withstand the external pressure.