Showing posts with label submarines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label submarines. Show all posts

Friday, 23 July 2010

Russian submarine of the Crimean War?

This is another great image from the below exhibition. My translator doesn't help but I think its a planned submarine. See it here

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Le Plongeur

This French submarine - the first to have power other than man-power was the inspiration behind the classic story by Jules Verne when he saw it on display. It's interesting to note that Jules Verne's novel accurately foretells of the submarine's potence to conventional shipping predating the U-boat campaign of World War One.

20.000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)

Friday, 6 November 2009

USS Intelligent Whale


This submarine was designed as the North's answer to the Hunley and others though it does not seem to have been that successful and was surrounded by litigation. Wiki here

Fenian Ram

Carrying on the theme of old subs this is a strange one as one could argue it was intended for terrorist use. Designed by John Philip Holland and launched in 1881 in order for it to be used by the Fenian Brotherhood against the British. Read more on the Wiki. It was armed with a pneumatic gun.

Friday, 30 October 2009

Bayou St John Mystery Submarine

Wiki here. An unidentified submarine was found in the late 19th century and put on display wrongly identified for a long time as the Pioneer - a Confederate submarine scuttled before the approaching Union forces but which apparently was sold for scrap metal for $45. See 'Nameless sub baffles researchers' article.

The Hunley (1997) trailer


I'm not sure if this would be in my top ten ACW movies because I've only seen it once but it was pretty interesting...the story of a Confederate submarine the Hunley and what happened to the crew.


Monday, 12 October 2009

Brandtaucher

While on the subject of Steampunk what about this submarine from Germany built around 1850.