The unlikely duo joined forces to build a war submersible to drive British warships out of Boston Harbor. The result was the Turtle, America's first submarine. With a 3-meter length and a 1-meter ...

Although it was mechanically sound, the Turtle, the first military submarine, was employed as a clandestine weapon during the American Revolutionary War. The Hunley, built during the American ...

The first submarine used in battle was built here Known as The Turtle and on display at the Connecticut River Museum, the craft was used in battle against the Royal Navy during the Revolutionary War.