It is named that because the top of the sub looks like a turtle's shell.
Turtle
Proper nouns are names - either of people or of places. Unless you have someone or somewhere named "Turtle" then it is not a proper noun.
yes, she is named after the statue, she appears in the Next Mutation series.
if i were you i would give it a name that means something. A turtle is just like a human it needs to be loved and care for. so what are you still waiting for make a name for it you shouldn't be looking up names for a turtle make one up and make sure it has to do with what that turtle does i got one and named it climing girl cuse my turtle always wants to climb and it is a girl turtle.
iortoise is a turtle who lives on the land
david bushnell
The first submarine looked like an egg pointing upwards. It had a window in front and had robotic arms to attach bombs to warships. It was named as "the Turtle".
turtle
David Bushnell created and used the Turtle
The Turtle was brown.
1776
The Turtle was made mostly of wood, with a few metal parts.
It was invented by David Bushnell.
Turtle
David Bushnell
It was a submarine in World War 1 or 2
The first submarine called The Turtle by David Bushnell was made by oak.