[DOC] [TLE] Turtle (submersible) - Wikipedia [PAR] Turtle (also called American Turtle) was the world's first submersible with a 
documented record ... All failed, and her transport ship was sunk later that year by 
the British with the submarine aboard. .... one of the volunteers, Sergeant Ezra 
Lee, took the Turtle out to attempt an .... Ships and Seamen of the American 
Revolution. [DOC] [TLE] World's first submarine attack - Sep 07, 1776 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, World's first submarine attack on Sep 07, 1776. ... 1776, 
during the Revolutionary War, the American submersible craft Turtle attempts ... 
Large enough to accommodate one operator, the submarine was entirely ... 
During the next week, the Turtle made several more attempts to sink British ships 
on the... [DOC] [TLE] The Way They Were: A Look At The Early History of Submarines [PAR] May 4, 2011 ... Part 1 of a series on the fascinating story of how submarines have evolved 
through time. ... Though the first submersible ships were developed to discover 
what lied beneath ... Turtle was the world's first documented submarine used in 
combat, ... the New York Harbor during the American Revolutionary War. [DOC] [TLE] David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine ... [PAR] At the time of the American Revolution, British military power surpassed that ... 
The Turtle would be no mere diving bell tethered to the surface by ropes and air 
hoses. .... British sunk a number of vessels including the one carrying the 
submarine. ... David Bushnell's submarine invention and underwater mine were 
first made... [DOC] [TLE] Submarines | Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Test 1 | Answers [PAR] The Turtle was the world's first submarine used in combat. ... deployed by the 
Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. ... Sgt. Ezra Lee 
operated the Turtle and attempted to affix underwater explosives to the British 
ship, but he failed. ... During World War I more than 5,000 Allied ships were sunk 
by U-Boats,... [DOC] [TLE] Submarine Warfare In The Civil War [PAR] First Submarines. Wartime Application: During the. Revolutionary War, the Turtle 
made one unsuccessful try at sinking a. British ship in New York harbor by. [DOC] [TLE] Bushnell's Mine Nearly Sinks a Ship - Journal of the American ... [PAR] Feb 4, 2014 ... During the Revolutionary War, New London had in action fifty-nine privateers, ... [
6] The next month, Shaw advised one of his ship captains to avoid a ... Full-size 
model of the Turtle submarine at the Royal Navy submarine museum. ... but failed 
attempt to use what is called the first submarine to attach a time... [DOC] [TLE] Submarines of World War Two - History for Kids [PAR] The first one was named the Turtle and used during the American Revolution by 
the colonists in an attempt to sink a British ship in New York Harbor. [DOC] [TLE] Civil War Submarine - American Civil War Story [PAR] Civil war submarines sound way out of place, don't they? ... Day thus became the 
first recorded "death by submarine." ... the American Revolution, a submarine 
was used to attack an enemy ship. ... Lee piloted the Turtle under the British 
flagship HMS Eagle and attempted to .... One of these men was Captain Albert 
Pierce. [DOC] [TLE] The Fleet Type Submarine - Chapter 1 [PAR] Ancient history includes occasional records of attempts at underwater operations 
in warfare. ... During the American Revolutionary War, a submarine was first used 
as an ... The Turtle, a one-man submersible invented by David Bushnell and ... 
submarine sinking a warship was accomplished by a torpedo suspended ahead
... [DOC] [TLE] Submarine History - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] Jul 7, 2011 ... The small Turtle held enough air to last one person a half-hour. ... Revolutionary 
War and David Bushnell, inventor of the first practical submarine. ... Although this 
attempt by Bushnell is referred to in history books as ... This attempt had also 
meet with failure when the mines exploded without sinking the ship. [DOC] [TLE] The American Turtle The submarine is an... - USHistory Research Blog [PAR] Mar 12

Question: 1st one to attempt sinking a warship was the "Turtle" in the Revolutionary War
Answer: a submarine