History of the Revolutionary War Submarine The Turtle, First Used in Combat in NYC

A replica of The Turtle submarine from the American Revolutionary War as seen in the show TURN in AMC

In our Secrets of Governors Island compilation, we covered The Turtle, the world’s first submarine used in military combat. This onion/acorn shaped one-man submarine appeared in New York harbor on September 6, 1776 for an attack on the HMS Eagle, which was moored off of Governors Island.

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