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World’s first submarine attack
history ^ | 9/7/21

Posted on 09/07/2021 9:11:17 AM PDT by mylife

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To: mylife

Franklin seems to have been quite the ladies man. The gals just swooned over him. Can’t understand it. He was a bit of a rumpled, pudgy sort.


21 posted on 09/07/2021 9:42:27 AM PDT by jmacusa (America. Founded by geniuses . Now governed by idiots.)
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To: SamAdams76
Connecticut holds the honor of its history with submarines

Connecticut Celebrates A Century Of Submarine History

Where can you go today, for *FREE*?

It's a quick hop off I-95 in Groton, for anyone who is passing thru; If you have young kids, they will LOVE it!

22 posted on 09/07/2021 9:44:54 AM PDT by Daffynition (*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
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To: mylife

Hahahahahahaha!!!!


23 posted on 09/07/2021 9:45:58 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: jmacusa

Ben “Johnson” Franklin was well revered with the ladies


24 posted on 09/07/2021 9:46:00 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife
I always thought that the direct attachment of bombs was not a good idea for the tech of the time. I believe that a rope tie to the rudder would have been more achievable.
25 posted on 09/07/2021 9:47:20 AM PDT by taxcontrol (You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong it is.)
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To: Magnatron
Great show. Completely underrated, IMO.

They really made you hate the "Bad Guy"...and we know who that is...


26 posted on 09/07/2021 9:48:07 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: jmacusa

Big hands...:)


27 posted on 09/07/2021 9:48:50 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: rlmorel

LOL! Yeah no doubt and dare I say something else too!


28 posted on 09/07/2021 9:49:59 AM PDT by jmacusa (America. Founded by geniuses . Now governed by idiots.)
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To: Flick Lives
Wow. From the diagram, it’s basically “a man in a can”. the operator appears to be sealed in based on what look like locking nuts on the “lid”.

"Get me outta here!"

29 posted on 09/07/2021 9:53:51 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: Seruzawa

Wow—that ingenious contraption required a lot of fine coordination skills for all of the levers and pedals. With about 20 minutes of oxygen.


30 posted on 09/07/2021 9:56:21 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Puddin' Head Joe--We are checking our watches for the end of your miserable White House tenure.)
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To: Seruzawa

The bravery of the Men who put themselves in what amounts to a Coffin with no means of escape to vanquish their Enemy cannot be diminished.


31 posted on 09/07/2021 9:57:09 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Trump - Make America Great Again / Xiden - Make America Grovel Again...)
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To: NautiNurse

20 minutes of oxygen if you weren’t pedaling like mad. Lol.


32 posted on 09/07/2021 9:58:43 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: jmacusa
Franklin seems to have been quite the ladies man. The gals just swooned over him. Can’t understand it. He was a bit of a rumpled, pudgy sort.


33 posted on 09/07/2021 10:01:14 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Joe Biden takes the "em" out of empathetic)
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To: SamAdams76

“Submarines have come a long way since 245 years ago “

And thank God we fired the guy who assigned them names.


34 posted on 09/07/2021 10:04:47 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: Fido969

My reading of history says the ships had copper sheathing, not Iron.


35 posted on 09/07/2021 10:05:10 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (OUT OF FB JAIL! and back on the attack. 4 hours! Now back in FB jail-again!)
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To: rlmorel

God we all hated Simcoe


36 posted on 09/07/2021 10:05:19 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: rlmorel

but you wanted to have a pint with Rogers


37 posted on 09/07/2021 10:06:55 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: jmacusa
Franklin seems to have been quite the ladies man. The gals just swooned over him. Can’t understand it. He was a bit of a rumpled, pudgy sort.

That's just like me. If you got a good talk-game, you're in.

38 posted on 09/07/2021 10:07:32 AM PDT by Lazamataz (I feel like it is 1937 Germany, and my last name is Feinberg.)
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To: Tennessee Nana; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Tennessee Nana. Bravo for our Silent Service!

39 posted on 09/07/2021 10:07:42 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Seruzawa

For a minute there, it looked like he was wearing hi-top sneakers.

‘Face

;o]


40 posted on 09/07/2021 10:12:17 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ A truly great library has something in it to offend everyone. ~~ The Heinlein Society ~~)
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