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First successful submarine Holland No. 9 showcased
The article chronicles the Holland No. 9 the first submarine bought by a government and displayed in Philadelphia and New York detailing its propulsion armament and the 1898 test dives with Holland and crew. It traces earlier submarines from Bushnell Fenian Ram and Hunley through Fulton and Bauer noting international reactions and the ship's planned public exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushnell
John P. Holland
Philadelphia
New York
Commercial Museum
New York City
Holland
William Bourné
Fgland
Professor Bushnell
Connecticut
Robert Fulton
Fulton
Hudson River
France
Napoleon
England
America
Hudson
Bauer
Kiel
Berlin
Museum of Oceanography
Hana
New Orleans
Dickson
U. S
Housatonic and
Huhley
Mississippi
Lisconnor
Ireland
United States
Monitor
Merrimac
United States Navy Department
Naval Engineers
Passaic River
Paterson
N. J
Passaic
Great Britain
West 13Th Street
North River
Adhewntas
Delamater’s
State Department
Washington
Crescent Yard
Elizabethport
Perth Amboy
Peconic Bay
Long Island
Chesapeake Bay
Navy Department
Spain
Santiago