2006-09-07 09:47:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
~Used for what? Leonardo da Vinci "used" his when he demonstrated it in the late 1400's.
2006-09-07 12:04:34 · answer #1 · answered by Oscar Himpflewitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Confederate submarine S.S. Hunley, shipwrecked on its maiden voyage is considered to be the first full submersible--meaning that it could return to the surface after a full dive. I believe it went down in Charleston Harbor during the Civil War. B.
2006-09-07 09:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by Brian M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
During the American Revolution, there was an American made submarine names the turtle, it sank in a Connecticut river before it could be used. The first sub to be used in combat was the Confederate sub CSS Hunley in South Carolina, it sank during its first test and was raised and used again, only to sink right after its attack on a federal ship.
2006-09-07 09:51:21 · answer #3 · answered by Dave R 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Known as Old Ironside, it was first used during the American Civil war by the Confederates and later captured by the Union.
2006-09-07 23:21:11 · answer #4 · answered by jpierre603 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cornelius drebbel built one for king james 1st and it was tested in the river thames in 1620.john wilkins improved it in 1648 at chester in england,
2006-09-07 10:19:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure where but I think the first was actually during the Civil War.
2006-09-07 09:58:50 · answer #6 · answered by EW 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋