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  1. Submarine Force - NHHC

    Apr 24, 2025 · Submarines have a long history in the United States, beginning with Turtle, during the American Revolution. The world’s first combat submarine, invented by David Bushnell, was devised …

  2. Submarine Development, A Short History - NHHC

    Oct 12, 2022 · The first American submarine was designed before the Revolutionary War by David Bushnell, a young inventor from Connecticut. He designed and built a one-man submersible vessel …

  3. The first American submarine was designed before the Revolutionary War by David Bushnell, a young inventor from Connecticut. He designed and built a one-man submersible that he called Turtle. …

  4. H. L. Hunley Wreck (1864) - NHHC

    The Confederate submersible H. L. Hunley has the distinction of being the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in wartime. Although the boat and its crew were lost as a result of this endeavor, the …

  5. Elements of Submarine Operation - NHHC

    May 3, 2024 · DETECTION A submarine's effectiveness depends on its ability to remain submerged and undetected. From this position beneath the surface, a sub can search, track, and attack using the …

  6. Holland I (Submarine No. 1) - NHHC

    John Philip Holland, the man who developed the first true submarine accepted by U.S. Navy (spending 57 of his 74 years working with submersibles), was born in Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland, on 29 …

  7. Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut - NHHC

    Apr 11, 2025 · Overview Naval Submarine Base New London is the Navy's first submarine base and the "Home of the Submarine Force." The base’s beginnings were as a naval yard and storage depot. …

  8. Submarines - NHHC

    The evolution of the Navy's submarines spans self-propelled through nuclear.

  9. Nautilus (SSN-571) - NHHC

    Jul 9, 2025 · USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was commissioned at Groton, Connecticut, on 30 September 1954 with Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson as the boat’s first commander. The construction of …

  10. George Washington (SSBN-598) - NHHC

    Sep 20, 2024 · Named in honor of the commander in chief of the Continental Army and the first president of the United States, USS George Washington (SSBN-598) was commissioned 30 …