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  1. Elements of Submarine Operation - NHHC

    Oct 12, 2022 · DETECTION A submarine's effectiveness depends on its ability to remain submerged and undetected. From this position beneath the surface, a sub can search, track, and attack using …

  2. 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 Turtle. …

  3. Submarine Force - NHHC

    Apr 5, 2019 · 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, was devised …

  4. Submarine Development, A Short History - NHHC

    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 submersible vessel …

  5. H. L. Hunley Wreck (1864) - NHHC

    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 endeavor, the …

  6. US Navy Submarines Losses, Selected Accidents, and Selected ... - NHHC

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

  7. Nautilus (SSN-571) - NHHC

    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 construction of Nautilus—the …

  8. Submarines - NHHC

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

  9. H. L. Hunley in Historical Context - NHHC

    Jul 28, 2017 · by Rich Wills, former Assistant Underwater Archaeologist, Naval Historical Center (Material contained herein is made available for the purpose of peer review and discussion and does …

  10. Submarine Force Museum - NHHC

    1778: Ranger enters Quiberon Bay, France, flying the “Stars and Stripes,” to which the French fleet fires a salute, marking the first official salute to the new flag.