History of submarines Early. specialized submarines can reach depths of 4,498 meters (14,760 feet)? Narcís Monturiol designed the first air-independent and combustion-powered submarine, Ictíneo II, which was launched in Barcelona, Spain in 1864.. It would get really mushy and taste disgusting.

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Submarines were first built by Dutch inventor Cornelius van Drebel in the early 17th century, but it … A 16th-century Islamic painting depicting Alexander the Great being lowered in a glass submersible. in 1870 Jules Verne wrote the classic novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? Mechanical power.

Hunley, byname Hunley, Confederate submarine that operated (1863–64) during the American Civil War and was the first submarine to sink (1864) an enemy ship, the Union vessel Housatonic. Did you know… the one submarine that cannot go underwater is the submarine sandwich? Early modern. Hunley The Hunley in a water tank at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center, North Charleston, South Carolina. Mic Smith Photography LLC/Alamy It was the first use of a submarine in warfare. The first submarine not relying on human power for propulsion was the French Plongeur (Diver), launched in 1863, which used compressed air at 180 psi (1,200 kPa).