who invented the submarine during the civil war
Horace Lawson Hunley
title: USS Alligator (1862) text: USS Alligator (1862) The USS Alligator, the fourth United States Navy ship of that name, is the first known U.S. Navy submarine, and was active during the American Civil War. The first American submarine, built during the Revolutionary War, was "Turtle", which the civilian David Bushnell designed and built, and Sergeant Ezra Lee of the Continental Army operated. In the autumn of 1861, the Navy asked the firm of Neafie & Levy to construct a small submersible ship designed by the French engineer Brutus de Villeroi, who also acted as a supervisor during the first phase of the construction. The title: USS Alligator (1862) text: United States Navy's first submarine. Attribution USS Alligator (1862) The USS Alligator, the fourth United States Navy ship of that name, is the first known U.S. Navy submarine, and was active during the American Civil War. The first American submarine, built during the Revolutionary War, was "Turtle", which the civilian David Bushnell designed and built, and Sergeant Ezra Lee of the Continental Army operated. In the autumn of 1861, the Navy asked the firm of Neafie & Levy to construct a small submersible ship designed by the French engineer Brutus de Villeroi, who also acted as a supervisor during the title: Bayou St. John submarine text: Bayou St. John submarine The Bayou St. John Confederate Submarine is an early military submarine built for use by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The submarine is constructed of riveted iron, long, wide and deep, with a hand-cranked propeller. No period documentation for the submarine is known to exist, and its original name and many details about it remain unknown. The submarine was rediscovered in 1878 during dredging of Bayou St. John where it joins Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, where the submarine was presumably scuttled to prevent it falling into Union hands after title: Pioneer (submarine) text: Pioneer (submarine) Pioneer was the first of three submarines privately developed and paid for by Horace Lawson Hunley, James McClintock, and Baxter Watson. While the United States Navy was constructing its first submarine, the USS "Alligator", during the American Civil War in late 1861, the Confederates were doing so as well. Hunley, McClintock and Watson built "Pioneer" in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Pioneer" was tested in February 1862 in the Mississippi River, and later was towed to Lake Pontchartrain for additional trials, but the Union advance towards New Orleans the following month prompted the men to abandon development and scuttle "Pioneer" title: H. L. Hunley (submarine) text: H. L. Hunley (submarine) H. L. Hunley, often referred to as Hunley, was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War. "Hunley" demonstrated the advantages and the dangers of undersea warfare. She was the first combat submarine to sink a warship (USS "Housatonic"), although "Hunley" was not completely submerged and, following her successful attack, was lost along with her crew before she could return to base. The Confederacy lost 21 crewmen in three sinkings of "Hunley" during her short career. She was named for her inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley, shortly