.......... Sub-Thing Historical .......... by Beemer

Photography • Historical • posted on Feb 01, 2005

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This is Sub-Thing Historical... On this day of February 1, 1851 The submarine, Le Plongeur-Marin, ("The Marine Diver") was tested in Kiel Harbour, but it suffered leaks in the hull and sank 50 ft.. Its builder, Sebastian Wilhelm Valentin Bauer, a German pioneer inventor of submarines, was on board. He survived by waiting for the inside air pressure, compressed as more water leak in, to match the water pressure outside. Seven hours later, he and his crew opened the hatch and rose to the surface to find funeral services in progress. He was not deterred by the accident, and went on to build a treadmill powered 52 ft. iron submarine, ("The Marine Devil") carrying 11 crew. The photographs Bauer made through its window are probably the first taken underwater. Thanks for stopping at my picture, and all of your previous comments.

Comments (14)

soulofharmony

4:54PM | Tue, 01 February 2005

remarkable photography its like a painting superb historical account...:) sublime vote...

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inkev1961

4:56PM | Tue, 01 February 2005

Excellent. I've always been fascinated by Submarines.love your historical and very informative pictures! You bring history to attention and in a very eye catching & artistic way. Excellent.

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