1620-1624: Cornelius Drebbel builds first navigable submarinesĬornelius Drebbel’s submarine was based on Bourne's design of an underwater rowboat which Drebbel built while working for the English Royal Navy. His advancements in the field of navigation likely even led to some of the key information one needs to know in order to acquire a boat license.īourne's idea never got beyond the drawing board but his design went on to inspire others, notably the Dutchman Cornelius Drebbel’s underwater rowboat.
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Bourne was an English mathematician and former Royal Navy gunner who went on to write very important navigational manuals, that among many things, explained how to make observations of the sun and stars, using a cross-staff as well as how to use triangulation to calculate the coordinates and distance from the shore to the ship. William Bourne designed one of the first recorded plans for underwater navigation, a completely enclosed boat made of wood and bound in waterproofed leather, which could be submerged and rowed beneath the surface. 1578: William Bourne designs the first prototype submarine As the first part of our history of submarines series, plunge in and discover the fascinating story of how submarines have evolved through time. Though the first submersible ships were developed to discover what lied beneath the surface, it wasn’t long before inventors began to recognize their military potential.
The Way They Were: A Look At The Early History of Submarines
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