[DOC] [TLE] Turtle (submersible) - Wikipedia [PAR] Turtle (also called American Turtle) was the world's first submersible with a 
documented record of use in combat. She was built in Old Saybrook, Connecticut 
in 1775 by American David Bushnell as a means of attaching ... Manned and 
operated by one person, the vessel contained enough air for about thirty minutes 
and had... [DOC] [TLE] David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine ... [PAR] Yet, the son of a Connecticut farmer, David Bushnell, hoped to prove that 
creativity and ... used a front propeller that was operated by a treadle and a hand 
crank. ... These two propellers that Bushnell invented and described as oars 
and like ... Ezra Lee did not lack courage, only experience in a craft no one on 
earth had... [DOC] [TLE] David Bushnell | American inventor | Britannica.com [PAR] The Turtle, a one-man craft invented by David Bushnell, a student at Yale, was 
built of wood in the shape of a walnut standing on end (see photograph). [DOC] [TLE] World's first submarine attack - Sep 07, 1776 - HISTORY.com [PAR] David Bushnell, an American inventor, began building underwater mines ... 
Large enough to accommodate one operator, the submarine was entirely hand-
powered. ... in 1775, Ezra Lee piloted the craft unnoticed out to the 64-gun HMS 
Eagle in ... After the war, he became commander of the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers... [DOC] [TLE] Turtle: David Bushnell's Revolutionary Vessel - Open Letters Monthly [PAR] Jul 1, 2010 ... Turtle: David Bushnell's Revolutionary Vessel tells the story of Connecticut 
inventor who is considered by many to be one of the ... gather, the device was 
oval-shaped and was propelled by a hand crank. ... up British ships greatly 
appealed to the leaders of the Continental Army. .... You can use these tags: [DOC] [TLE] Ezra Lee (1749 - 1821) - Genealogy - Geni [PAR] Oct 17, 2015 ... General Samuel Holden Parsons, also of Lyme, as one of several volunteers ... 
submarine invented by Saybrook, Connecticut native David Bushnell (1742 - 
1842). ... Other innovations included a crank for hand operation of the ... spotted 
the Turtle, and set out in small boats to confront the little submarine,... [DOC] [TLE] The American Turtle Submarine, George Washington, and Us ~ The ... [PAR] May 11, 2016 ... I never knew the first submarine invented for warfare was created during the ... 
David Bushnell, a Yale graduate, started inventing the Turtle in 1775 ... The Turtle 
could hold one man as pilot and operated via pumps and hand-cranked 
propellers. ... Despite the Continental Army's attempts to keep the Turtle's... [DOC] [TLE] USS Turtle - History Central [PAR] 1; a. 1 "torpedo") The first Turtle was designed in 1771 by David Bushnell, a Yale 
student, ... To surface, the man operating the submarine would pump out the 
bilges. ... plane was achieved by a hand- or foot-cranked propeller fitted at the 
bow. ... As to the craft's offensive capability, Bushnell invented a "torpedo" which 
would... [DOC] [TLE] Submarine - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Oct 24, 2015 ... This submarine, based largely on military concepts, is one of very few seagoing 
.... These measures save a lot of space inside the pressure hull, which is much 
..... by the American David Bushnell, to accommodate a single man. ... Turtle (
operated by Sgt. Ezra Lee, Continental Army) tried and failed to sink a... [DOC] [TLE] February | 2016 | joeccombs2nd [PAR] Feb 28, 2016 ... One of the few who did was Robert Fulton, American inventor. ... It had a four-
bladed propeller hand cranked by two men and a sail for ... Sometimes these 
pioneers paid the ultimate price to push the .... David Bushnell stayed in the 
Continental Army until the end of the .... Email check failed, please try again. [DOC] [TLE] American Heritage Library and Museum | Facebook [PAR] These posts are created by Mark J. Denger, President. ... Despite stubborn 
resistance at Brandywine, the Continental

Question: The Continental Army tried out a one-man, hand-cranked one of these crafts invented by David Bushnell
Answer: submarine