Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle written by David Bushnell and published by The Minerva Group, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Bushnell's 1776 invention, the American Turtle, the first submarine ever to be used in combat, was actually constructed as an afterthought. Bushnell and fellow Yale University intellectual, Phineas Pratt, had conceived of the underwater bomb with a time delayed flintlock detonator. The one-man, hand-propelled sub was designed simply to transport the bomb to the enemy vessel. The American Turtle was successfully launched in the dark of night on September 6/7, 1776 against the British flagship, HMS Eagle, a 64 gun frigate moored in New York harbor off of the island now occupied by the Statue of Liberty. The Turtle had undergone extensive test trials in the safe colonial waters of the Connecticut River off Old Saybrook, Connecticut, piloted by the inventor's brother, Ezra Bushnell. Unfortunately, on the eve of the submarine's first combat mission, Ezra Bushnell died. With a freshly recruited, but less practiced pilot, Ezra Lee of Old Lyme, Connecticut, the American Turtle made its way underwater to the rudder of the Eagle's hull. Unfortunately, Lee first struck metal rather than wood with the screw intended to attach the bomb to the enemy's hull. After a second failed attempt, Lee propelled the American Turtle away, only to be observed and chased. The bomb was released into the water and resulted in a frightening explosion. While the American Turtle failed to destroy its target, the British recognized the threat and moved the fleet. Weather problems, and other operating difficulties prevented a successful attack by the submarine before it was scuttled by the British while being transported.Bushnell is a man of great mechanical powers, fertile in invention and a master of execution-- General George Washington, September 26, 1785
Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle written by Anonymous and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Turtle written by Roy R. Manstan and published by Westholme Pub Llc. This book was released on 2010 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the onset of the American Revolution, David Bushnell created the first submarine vessel designed specifically for the destruction of vessels of war. The authors provide new insight into Bushnell's invention and trace the history of undersea warfare before Bushnell. Illustrations. Maps.
Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle written by Anonymous and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle written by Frances A. Humphrey and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Turtle Submarine The written by Arthur Lefkowitz and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-02-16 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An effort of genius. -George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 1785 The world's first submarine was used during the American Revolution. While other men his age supported the country with muskets, Yale graduate David Bushnell sought the answer to one important question: how to defend America against the British Royal Navy. His answer was the American Turtle. Focusing on the vessel's most important mission, sinking Britain's flagship in New York harbor, this concise history follows the development of the invention from drawing table to open water and onwards.
Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle Classic Reprint written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from David Bushnell and His American Turtle Sir cried the youth in response to the call, and pausing as nearly as he could, and at the same time keep his feet from sinking into the marshy soil. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Attack of the Turtle written by Drew Carlson and published by Eerdmans Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Revolutionary War, fourteen-year-old Nathan joins forces with his older cousin, the inventor David Bushnell, to secretly build the first submarine used in naval warfare.
Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle Primary Source Edition written by Anonymous and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book Submarine Fighter of the American Revolution the Story of David Bushnell written by Frederick Wagner and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first full-length portrait of the father of submarine warfare takes Bushnell from Connecticut farm, through Yale, to the building of the Turtle and her perilous missions. It tells how his underwater mines touched off the Battle of the Kegs, of his capture by the British, and how Washington, Franklin, Nathan Hale, Benedict Arnold figured prominently in his activities. Based on original research, it also sheds new light on Bushnell's mysterious disappearance at the end of the war.
Download or read book My American Revolution written by Robert Sullivan and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans tend to think of the Revolution as a Massachusetts-based event orchestrated by Virginians, but in fact the war took place mostly in the Middle Colonies—in New York and New Jersey and the parts of Pennsylvania that on a clear day you can almost see from the Empire State Building. In My American Revolution, Robert Sullivan delves into this first Middle America, digging for a glorious, heroic part of the past in the urban, suburban, and sometimes even rural landscape of today. And there are great adventures along the way: Sullivan investigates the true history of the crossing of the Delaware, its down-home reenactment each year for the past half a century, and—toward the end of a personal odyssey that involves camping in New Jersey backyards, hiking through lost "mountains," and eventually some physical therapy—he evacuates illegally from Brooklyn to Manhattan by handmade boat. He recounts a Brooklyn historian's failed attempt to memorialize a colonial Maryland regiment; a tattoo artist's more successful use of a colonial submarine, which resulted in his 2007 arrest by the New York City police and the FBI; and the life of Philip Freneau, the first (and not great) poet of American independence, who died in a swamp in the snow. Last but not least, along New York harbor, Sullivan re-creates an ancient signal beacon. Like an almanac, My American Revolution moves through the calendar of American independence, considering the weather and the tides, the harbor and the estuary and the yearly return of the stars as salient factors in the war for independence. In this fiercely individual and often hilarious journey to make our revolution his, he shows us how alive our own history is, right under our noses.
Download or read book Bushnell s Submarine written by Arthur S. Lefkowitz and published by Scholastic Reference. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story about David Bushnell, the inventor of the world's first submarine.
Download or read book David Bushnell and his Revolutionary War Submarine written by Caitlind L. Alexander and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Bushnell sat on the bank of the river. He kept scanning the water for signs of life. At first there was nothing. Then two curved metal pipes rose out of the water. They came toward him slowly. A moment later a large round tube appeared. The top of the tube flipped open. Out popped a young man's head. I think it's going to work, the man said! Read about America's first submarine. RL: 2.8
Download or read book Silent Killers written by James P. Delgado and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Silent Killers is a triumph that is educational as well as highly entertaining.' - Clive Cussler James P. Delgado, President and CEO of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, presents a detailed and visually stunning examination of the history and development of the modern nuclear submarine. Calling on his training as a nautical archaeologist who was among the first explorers to dive the Titanic, Delgado recreates the story of the submarine from the bottom up – that is through eerie photographs of subs at the bottom of the sea. In addition, he explores submarine technology, from wooden to iron to steel hulls, from hand-cranked to nuclear-powered propulsion, from candlelight to electricity, from gunpowder 'torpedoes' to nuclear missiles. An esteemed underwater archaeologist and marine historian, Jim Delgado has compiled an extraordinary history of the dragons of the deep.
Download or read book David Bushnell and His Turtle written by June Swanson and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the eithteenth-century Connecticut farmer who invented the submarine first used in naval warfare during the American Revolution.
Download or read book Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution written by Jack Coggins and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully researched account of a lesser-known but vital aspect of the American war for independence chronicles exciting ship-to-ship battles, Benedict Arnold's efforts to build a fleet in Lake Champlain, the harassment of British ships by privateers, David Bushnell's "sub-marine" vessel and floating mines, uniforms, and much more. More than 150 black-and-white illustrations.
