The Submarino Hipopótamo, the first submarine built in South America, underwent testing in Ecuador on September 18, 1837. Its designer, Jose Rodriguez Lavandera, successfully crossed the Guayas River in Guayaquil accompanied by Jose Quevedo.

2023年1月18日 · While the Turtle was not the first military submarine to be designed, it was the first built in America, and the first claimed to be used in naval warfare. Built in 1775, it was designed to be used to attach explosives to the hull of an enemy ship, and could fit a single man.

2016年1月19日 · Wilhelm Bauer built his first submarine in 1850, but only narrowly escaped with his life after it sank in 50 feet of water during a demonstration. Undeterred, the Bavarian inventor continued...

The first military submarine was made in 1776 by David Bushnell, and it was made of wood and powered by propellers. The purpose of its design was to allow explosives to be stuck to the bottom of British ships.

2023年5月4日 · The first confirmed building of a submarine comes from 1620, with a submersible designed and built by Cornelis Drebbel, a Dutchman in the service of King James I of England. His device used oars to steer, and between 1630 and 1624, two improved versions were tested in the River Thames.

2025年1月1日 · Cornelis Drebbel was a Dutch inventor who built the first navigable submarine. An engraver and glassworker in Holland, Drebbel turned to applied science and in 1604 went to England, where King James I became his patron.

Invented by Horace Lawson Hunley in 1863, the H.L. Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship successfully. The submarine was built in Mobile, Alabama, and was used by the Confederate Navy to attack Union blockades along the southern coast of the United States.

Le Plongeur, or “The Diver” got its name from the fact that it represented the very first submarines to use mechanical power. This French-made sea craft by Simeon Bourgeois and Charles Brun (both naval officers) used a piston engine powered by …

2010年7月2日 · The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SN-571), was launched in 1955. In 1958 the Nautilus made the first voyage under the polar ice pack, completing the 2945 km (1,830 miles) journey in 6 days.

2022年11月7日 · Cornelis Drebbel built the first navigable submarine in 1620 while working for the English Royal Navy. Using William Bourne’s design from 1578, he manufactured a steerable submarine with a leather-covered wooden frame.