Bushnell described his completed submarine as "resemble[ing] two upper tortoise shells of equal size, joined together." Thus, the Turtle was born. The Turtle embarked on its first voyage to sink a ...

Since the first subs sailed in the 17th century, attempts have been made to perfect the technology in the centuries that ...

Submarines have changed both naval warfare and global politics. Here are some of the most important submarines that ever ...

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 ...

Yale graduate David Bushnell ('75) built the first submarine to actually make an attack on an enemy warship. Dubbed the Turtle for its resemblance to a sea turtle floating vertically in the water ...

Read on to discover history's most iconic ships, from Darwin's HMS Beagle to the legendary Titanic and more... Dating from ...

It wasn’t the deep water or the claustrophobic cabin that got me. It was the moment the captain – a laid-back Maldivian man named Arish – leaned over as we bobbed in the waves waiting to plunge into ...

It’s been 20 years since Oceanic Flight 815 crashed onto a mysterious, uncharted island in “Lost,” the science fiction TV ...

We followed an American crocodile, hunting silent as a submarine. To encounter such abundant ... A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle hatchling (Eretmochelys imbricata), about three ...

If you would rather explore underrated underwater gems, consider trying an Undersea Explorer Semi Submarine experience. The adventure starts in the Turtle Cover Marina and continues to Princess ...

This submarine sank in rough weather in Mobile ... times had changed since Bushnell and Turtle and the days of the privateers. In September, Simon Lake's 36-foot Argonaut I made an open-ocean ...