[libstripper]

The Revolutionary War submarine in question was the Turtle, a vessel shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a manually operated propeller at the bow. It carried a bomb containing about 100 pounds of black powder on its back and a screw device to attach the bomb to the bottom of an an enemy ship's hull. It failed in its first and only mission because the operator tried unsuccessfully to run the screw through the copper sheathing on the hull of a British warship. However, the Turtle avoided the Hunley's fate in that it safely returned to its dock. IIRC that was the first time a submarine was employed in combat.

[doodad]

I love it! The turtle was re-enacted? The geek in me salutes the guy.

[tet68]

Probably cited for no running lights or life preservers...

[SmithL]

Bushnell-wannabe ping!

Well, I'm impressed!

[Dog Gone]

Probably no license plate.

[rhombus]

Was Ron Paul inside?

[org.whodat]

The man in the replica vessel was identified as 35-year-old Philip "Duke" Riley of Brooklyn, N.Y.,

Hope all the ten foil hat crowd on the earlier thread see this guys name.

[KarlInOhio]

Declaring a revolution and attempting to overthrow King George is frowned upon now.

[EricT.]

That is too cool.

Maybe he should have included the 100 lb. black powder “torpedo” and made the voyage worth the trouble.

[tanuki]

OMG! Somebody actually posted a picture of the Turtle in an earlier thread. Reality follows satire?

[katnip]

He's got an interesting web site:

www.dukeriley.info

[Professional Engineer]

ping

[PeterPrinciple]

A man in a Revolutionary War-era submarine
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In another article it was a wwII era submarine. Do these reporters know anything?

[capt. norm]

Reminds me of the movie "Down Periscope".

[Eye of Unk]

If it can be done its a possibility that terrorists can do it, think of an all wood and non ferrous disposable sub on a one way mission to attach itself like a sea lamphrey upon an ultra large tanker or LNG vessel. And all made from available hardware from Home Depot and a NAPA parts store.
No war is ever won by being defensive, we must become ever more offensive and strike at the heart of terrorism, cut their heart out and destroy their desire to want to rule the world.
My rant of terrorism and this article is a little off the wall and slanted but just think about it now and hopefully not after an event when we are all scratching our heads trying to figure out if a major disaster was terror related or expertly disguised as an accident of design or flaws in the structure etc.

[CivilWarguy]

Being ABC News, you can count on something in the story to be incorrect. In this instance, the headline is incorrect. The Turtle was built in 1776, not 1775.