"Cutaway-of-1913-Submarine-Patent" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Jan 2021 8:42 p.m. PST |
"When Edward Lasius Peacock patented a "Submarine Or Submersible Torpedo Boat" he was outlining one of the most impressive submarine designs of the period. Peacock was a British Engineer working for the Lake Torpedo Boat Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. The design, for a tadpole shaped submarine with torpedo tubes pointing in all directions appears crazy. But the Lake company wasn't a crazy house, it was one of the most experienced submarine companies in the world at the time. And the design perhaps isn't as crazy as it first looks…"
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Extrabio1947  | 22 Jan 2021 7:57 a.m. PST |
I like this a lot. Straight out of Jules Verne. Nice find, Armand |
 ColCampbell | 22 Jan 2021 10:03 a.m. PST |
That is a nice find, Armand. Jim |
| Tango01 | 22 Jan 2021 12:21 p.m. PST |
A votre service mes amis! (smile) Amicalement
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looks at a multi-period building.
