Apr 24, 2025 · Submarines have a long history in the United States, beginning with Turtle, during the American Revolution. The world’s first combat submarine, invented by David Bushnell, …

The first American submarine was designed before the Revolutionary War by David Bushnell, a young inventor from Connecticut. He designed and built a one-man submersible that he called …

Submarines Lost Through Enemy Action Submarines Lost Through Accidents and Perils of the Sea Selected Submarine Accidents/Damage From Enemy Action Sources

Oct 12, 2022 · The first American submarine was designed before the Revolutionary War by David Bushnell, a young inventor from Connecticut. He designed and built a one-man …

Jul 9, 2025 · USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was commissioned at Groton, Connecticut, on 30 September 1954 with Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson as the boat’s first commander. The …

The Confederate submersible H. L. Hunley has the distinction of being the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in wartime. Although the boat and its crew were lost as a result of this …

Aug 8, 2024 · USS Barb (SS-220) was commissioned on 8 July 1942 at Groton, Connecticut. Following shakedown and participation in Operation Torch—the invasion of North Africa—Barb …

The evolution of the Navy's submarines spans self-propelled through nuclear.

Feb 21, 2023 · In the summer of 1923, while serving as Commander, Submarine Division Three, Captain Ernest J. King proposed that the Navy create a warfare insignia device for qualified …

Presented here is a collection of documents that concern the submersible Turtle, the world’s first combat submarine. Named Turtle because its inventor, David Bushnell, believed the craft …