Brandtaucher
1850 human-powered submarine by Wilhelm Bauer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brandtaucher (German for Fire-diver) was a submersible designed by the Bavarian inventor and engineer Wilhelm Bauer and built by Schweffel & Howaldt in Kiel for Schleswig-Holstein's Flotilla (part of the Reichsflotte) in 1850. The Brandtaucher is the oldest known surviving submarine in the world.[1]
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Brandtaucher on display at the Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden | |
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Germany | |
Name | Brandtaucher |
Builder | Schweffel & Howaldt, Kiel |
Launched | 1850 |
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Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Length | 8.07 m (26.5 ft) |
Beam | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Depth | 2.63 m (8 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion | Cranked propeller |
Speed | 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) |
Test depth | 9.5 m (31 ft) |
Complement | 3 |
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