It was named after it's inventor
The Confederate submarine was named for its inventor Horace Lawson Hunley.
The USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656), (SSN-656), was a Benjamin Franklin-class Ballistic Missile Submarine named after the famed black researcher and inventor.Originally an FBM submarine, it was converted to an Attack Submarine after the START Treaty was ratified. She became a casualty of the end of the Cold War, being decommissioned and processed as part of the Navy's Ship & Submarine Recycling Program.
The CSS Hunley, named for its inventor and builder, Horace Hunley. Currently being restored in Charleston, SC, after being found and raised some years back.
Fulton named his submarine Nautilus
The diesel engine was named after its inventor, Rudolf Diesel.
The U.S. Navy's USS Holland (SS-1) was commissioned on October 12, 1900. She was named after famed submarine inventor John Philip Holland. The company founded to build the Holland still exists today as one of the world's premier submarine builders - General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division.
The U.S. Navy's USS Holland (SS-1) was commissioned on October 12, 1900. She was named after famed submarine inventor John Philip Holland. The company founded to build the Holland still exists today as one of the world's premier submarine builders - General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division.
NIkola Tesla is a serbian inventor
A type of engine named after its German inventor is called Diesel.
No, they were named after Caesar Cardini, the inventor of Caesar salad.
from the inventor of the oscillator