To Defeat the Royal Navy During the American Revolution, a Rebel Inventor Designed a Secret Weapon: a Bomb-Carrying Submarine

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-defeat-the-royal-navy-during-the-american-revolution-a-rebel-inventor-designed-a-secret-weapon-a-bomb-carrying-submarine-180989400/

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submarine15x no texto
“Before the submarine could mount its attack, however, its operator, Bushnell’s brother Ezra, fell sick.”
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Frase de exemploBefore the submarine could mount its attack, however, its operator, Bushnell’s brother Ezra, fell sick.
vessel12x no texto
“To ascend after placing the explosive, the vessel’s operator used bilge pumps to remove water from the chamber.”
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Frase de exemploTo ascend after placing the explosive, the vessel’s operator used bilge pumps to remove water from the chamber.
submersible10x no texto
“The British sank the sloop transporting the vessel in October 1776, but Bushnell claimed that he’d salvaged the submersible and brought it back home.”
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Frase de exemploThe British sank the sloop transporting the vessel in October 1776, but Bushnell claimed that he’d salvaged the submersible and brought it back home.
navy9x no texto
“In the centuries since, however, the story of the souped-up submersible that went up against the greatest navy in the world has served as a testament to the revolutionary spirit.”
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Frase de exemploIn the centuries since, however, the story of the souped-up submersible that went up against the greatest navy in the world has served as a testament to the revolutionary spirit.
british9x no texto
“By the time the craft and crew were ready for action, however, the British had moved their ships to New York City .”
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Frase de exemploBy the time the craft and crew were ready for action, however, the British had moved their ships to New York City .
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““In other words, it was very difficult—probably impossible—for the American rebels to challenge the British Navy symmetrically, by building their own navy.” The Continental Navy simply couldn’t control the seaboard from South Carolina to Massachusetts.”
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Frase de exemplo“In other words, it was very difficult—probably impossible—for the American rebels to challenge the British Navy symmetrically, by building their own navy.” The Continental Navy simply couldn’t control the seaboard from South Carolina to Massachusetts.
failed7x no texto
“Nearly 250 years ago, on the night of September 6-7, 1776, the vessel targeted the Royal Navy’s flagship, the HMS Eagle —and failed.”
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Frase de exemploNearly 250 years ago, on the night of September 6-7, 1776, the vessel targeted the Royal Navy’s flagship, the HMS Eagle —and failed.
bomb6x no texto
“He knew that a bomb affixed to a ship’s hull would inflict more damage than one placed on its deck.”
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Frase de exemploHe knew that a bomb affixed to a ship’s hull would inflict more damage than one placed on its deck.
designed5x no texto
“Connecticut inventor David Bushnell designed the Turtle as a secret weapon for the patriots to wield against the British.”
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Frase de exemploConnecticut inventor David Bushnell designed the Turtle as a secret weapon for the patriots to wield against the British.
hull5x no texto
“By the time the Revolution began in the spring of 1775, Bushnell had nearly finished the hull of his invention.”
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Frase de exemploBy the time the Revolution began in the spring of 1775, Bushnell had nearly finished the hull of his invention.
underwater5x no texto
“First, he had to figure out how to get explosives to work underwater.”
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Frase de exemploFirst, he had to figure out how to get explosives to work underwater.
pilot5x no texto
“A replacement pilot, Ezra Lee , set out for the British flagship, the Eagle , around midnight on September 6, 1776.”
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Frase de exemploA replacement pilot, Ezra Lee , set out for the British flagship, the Eagle , around midnight on September 6, 1776.
royal4x no texto
“Nearly 250 years ago, on the night of September 6-7, 1776, the vessel targeted the Royal Navy’s flagship, the HMS Eagle —and failed.”
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Frase de exemploNearly 250 years ago, on the night of September 6-7, 1776, the vessel targeted the Royal Navy’s flagship, the HMS Eagle —and failed.
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“Before the submarine could mount its attack, however, its operator, Bushnell’s brother Ezra, fell sick.”
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Frase de exemploBefore the submarine could mount its attack, however, its operator, Bushnell’s brother Ezra, fell sick.
while4x no texto
“Bushnell started experimenting with gunpowder while enrolled at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.”
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Frase de exemploBushnell started experimenting with gunpowder while enrolled at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
couldn4x no texto
““They understood limiting the capability of the Royal Navy was key, but that you couldn’t take them on head-on.” Bushnell’s solution to this problem was a propeller-driven submersible.”
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Frase de exemplo“They understood limiting the capability of the Royal Navy was key, but that you couldn’t take them on head-on.” Bushnell’s solution to this problem was a propeller-driven submersible.
enemy4x no texto
“After climbing into the vessel, the pilot would use a pedal-operated front propeller and a hand crank to move, submerging only upon nearing the enemy ship.”
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Frase de exemploAfter climbing into the vessel, the pilot would use a pedal-operated front propeller and a hand crank to move, submerging only upon nearing the enemy ship.