Meet the First Submarine Used in Combat 

The Turtle operator tried to attach an explosive, via drill, to the British ship. The plan was to attach it, and explode it as the ship left the harbor, but after a long attempt, and much sweating and straining, on the part of the operator, gave up. He didn’t know the haul was reinforced by steel. Still, not being one to leave the job undone, the operator detonated the unattached bomb in the harbor. It didn’t sink any ship, but it was enough to scare the British out of that harbor. They couldn’t believe that someone had been able to penetrate undetected that deep into their ship yard. They also, had never seen or heard of a submarine before.

With Isis's budget, this is probably what their submarines are like

Too bad that dude never thought of a fuckin magnet

the best fact is it doesnt use electricity or whatever

I wouldnt trust my pet rock in that thing.

Wow Metal hulls in the 1700s that is wild, I had no idea. Always thought of them appearing in the 1800s with steam engine boats

The CG model should have paddle propellers, not screws. And the mission's failure probably had less to do with the paper-thin copper lining of the ship than with exhaustion and oxygen deprivation. In any case, the operator was lucky to escape with his life.

The Turtle! This makes me miss Nathaniel Sackett.

The Titanic Secret (Clive Cussler) brought me here. I was shocked to learn they actually had a submarine back during Revolutionary War.

very cool

I am directly related to Bushnell through my mother’s mother. In fact, my mom’s mom’s brother is named Pierre Bushnell McBride, founder of Louisville Porcelain Products and was a benefactor to Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. He gave the football field.

This is the best

Dude if they let the British copy it, propellers could’ve been invented earlier

Bushnell should have used detachable tempered drill bit

The best sub in the world is "Sky Diver" . Second to that is the "Sea View" .

Nice 😉 I want ti get in that thing

you have to give him credit for ingenuity and daring

That's not a submarine it's a submersible, a submarine can move under it's own power a submersible can not. This one in particular needs a human inside for it to move. The presenter even calls it a submersible in the video. The worlds first practical submarine was invented and built by John Philip Holland and was called the Fenian Ram.

I've actually seen that thing!

Did they have limpet charges at the time?

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Architect İbrahim Efendi, the first submarine in the world by the name 'Tahtelbahir' in 1719

he screwed up screwing that thing up. lol

I believe there was no tank, the ballast water was pumped into the sub, and the operator would get wet!

Seems like having this thing take a swimmer out who could dive to the edge or underside of the ship and plant the explosives would’ve been a little more effective, and much safer.

He tried drilling it lol

the first sub that can sink a ship i THINK was by the souther army didnt work to good but it sunk a ship you should look it up

Is it just me or when they show the propeller rotating at 1:19 is it going the wrong way

1:55 ty rap invented

Imagine if they didnt use metal

We had submarines before oil lamps...

If only he had a drill.

It can only go in one axis?

the first submarine is made by a dutch inventor ''Cornelis Dribbel''

It’s a deadly can of beans

how about ramp the boat but he must escape?

I live here

When they found out the hall was made of metal they should have used magnetic bomb

Is this the real thing, or is it a replica?

I thought the Turtle was blown up to prevent capture?

Captain America

i wonder how many people have died in this lmao

The music not clear cuz the voice to loud to hear😅

Is that a reproduction? or did they cut the front off the real thing?

Talk about claustrophobia.

WHERE IS HL HUNLEY

Cute

Too bad it will take the pilot 1 year to destroy a ship with that hand cranking drill

GERMAN U.2

LMAO 😂

The Hunley of the confederacy was the firsf successful one.

Holy god damn mother fucking sheep shit balls of fire...

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Clash royale flying machine

wrong information the first submarine Ottoman Empire

Get rid of the fucking music,

Lol this is so funny Imagine spending years coming up with this idea, making it and actually using it only to realise you can't drill through the ship. Big L