ɪnðə sˈaɪəns fˈɪkʃən nˈɑːvəl twˈɛnti θˈaʊzənd lˈiːɡz ˌʌndɚ ðə sˈiː baɪ dʒˈuːlz vˈɜːn, ðə spˈɜːɹ ʌvðə sˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn nˈɔːɾɪləs ɪz sˈɛd tə hɐvbɪn bˈɪlt æt moʊtˈɑːlə vˈɜːkstæd.
In the science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, the spur of the submarine Nautilus is said to have been built at Motala Verkstad.