in 1870 Jules Verne wrote the classic novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? Hunley The Hunley in a water tank at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center, North Charleston, South Carolina. It would get really mushy and taste disgusting. Hunley, byname Hunley, Confederate submarine that operated (1863–64) during the American Civil War and was the first submarine to sink (1864) an enemy ship, the Union vessel Housatonic.
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History of submarines Early. Narcís Monturiol designed the first air-independent and combustion-powered submarine, Ictíneo II, which was launched in Barcelona, Spain in 1864.. It was the first use of a submarine in warfare.
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The first submarine not relying on human power for propulsion was the French Plongeur (Diver), launched in 1863, which used compressed air at 180 psi (1,200 kPa). A 16th-century Islamic painting depicting Alexander the Great being lowered in a glass submersible. specialized submarines can reach depths of 4,498 meters (14,760 feet)? Mechanical power.
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