The peacemaker - a sub from 1886

[bgthomas]

My wife found this issue of Scientific American (December 4, 1886) on Fleabay. I was not aware of a working submarine prototype from this date. I'm specifically interested in the design of her power plant. Careful of the link - its a bit big.

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[bgthomas]

If you were unable to

If you were unable to read the linked article before, try it now.

[tmsmalley]

Here is another article on

Here is another article on PEACEMAKER. They have a similar image of the sub. The article is on the next page (436). It has a little more info on the engine... there is also some information on "The Zalinski Gun" if you wre ever curious about the dynamite gun that Holland had in his boat.

Cornell Making of America - The Peacemaker