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Lake’s Submarine Drive Fueled Bridgeport’s Wealth and War Plans
Mr. Lake built the Argonaut I in 1899 facing ridicule and scarce subscriptions yet persevered to create The Lake Torpedo Boat Company. His Protector and other boats drew Navy interest, then sold abroad to Russia, with officials urging purchases. Bridgeport profits followed, payrolls reaching about $3 million yearly, and the firm’s land purchase boosted local labor and merchants. Now seeking new funding and an English partnership, Lake plans Plant No 1 to recover coal in Long Island Sound, with stock available on installments.
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Mr. Lake
Long Island Sound
Penfield Reef
England
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Ash Channel
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Europe
Long Teland Sound
of Orfolk
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
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Naval Committee
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Washington
Naval Board
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Lake Torpedo Boat Company
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Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Russia
Krupps
Germany
Austria
Italy
United States
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Housatonic Shipbuilding Company
Eney