The USS Holland was the first U-boat of the US Navy after the Civil War and had with their coupled drive of electric motor and diesel engine and two torpedo shafts on technical features that meant not only at the time a huge step forward, but from the principle until today is used.
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Submarine USS Holland (SS-1)
Submarine Gymnote (Q 1)
The submarine Gymnote was already the second submarine of the French Navy and next to the Spanish submarine Isaac Peral the first electric drive.
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Submarine Plongeur
The submarine Plongeur was the first submarine developed in France and at the same time the first submarine that was not powered by muscle power.
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Submarine CSS Hunley
In addition to Europe, the United States also developed the first submarines used for military purposes in the 19th century. One of the first and best-known was the CSS Hunley of the Confederate States, the first submarine in history to destroy an enemy ship.
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Submarine Brandtaucher (Iron Seal)
The Brandtaucher was the first modern submarine developed by the well-known engineer Wilhelm Bauer in Germany. This started the development of submarines designed for purely military operations.
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