#1
The Turtle was the first submarine ever built and the first submarine to
be used for
battle. On the submarine
was an egg shaped explosive magazine
that held one-hundred-thirty
pounds of gun powder.
To meet the
inventor of the Turtle go to #5
To see a
picture of the Turtle go to number #8
#2
The mission was set to take place the night of September 6th and the morning
of
September 7th. The mission
was to successfully attach the egg-shaped bomb to the
British flagship. They
were going to attach the bomb to it, with a screw that was going
to screw into the flagships
hull.
To find out
what happened during the mission go to #6
or if you
are done go to #9 if you want to see a picture
of the Turtle
go to #8
#3
The British flagship sat in the New York harbor for along time. The
British flagships
name was the HMS Eagle.
The HMS Eagle was moored with a gun frigate. The HMS
Eagle was scared away when they
saw the Turtle because when they were chasing it
away the Turtle dropped it’s
bomb and the bomb went off in front of the British flagship.
The HMS Eagle saw it as a threat
and moved their fleet.
To find out
more about the bombing mission go to #2
#4
The turtle was operated by a hand cranked propeller with a top speed of
three
mph in still water. The
ride in the Turtle in its way to the British Flagship was shaky and
cold because the water was cold
and moving fast. It took longer then expected for
the turtle to reach the ship.
If you are
done and want to find out what ended up
happening
to the Turtle go to #9 to find out information
about the
British flagship go to #3
#5
David Bushnell was the inventor of the Turtle. David Bushnell was
from the
University of Yale. Bushnell
didn’t want to be the first person to take the Turtle into battle because
he was a shy person and he was afraid that the Turtle would fail and he
would die.
To meet the
person who took the Turtle into battle
go to #7.
To see what happened to the Turtle in battle
go to #6.
To get more information about the Turtle go to #4.
#6
The mission for the turtle to attach the bomb to the British flagship went
wrong
due to weather problems.
Ezra Lee was able to fight through the bad weather and get
to the flagship but the screw
intended to attach the bomb to the ship hit metal and
broke so he was unsuccessful
attaching the bomb to the ship.
To find out
more about the person who took the Turtle
into war
go to #7
#7
Ezra Lee was the first person to take the submarine into battle.
Sergeant Lee took
the submarine to the under waters
of New York harbor in August 1776. Lee tried hard
but was not successful in his
mission. He was spotted leaving the ship and was chased
away but he made it back to
the shore safely. Before the Americans found another
way to use the Turtle, Ezra
Lee died of natural causes.
To get some
extra information on the Turtle go to #4
to see a
picture of the Turtle go to #8
#9
The Turtle was sank by a British army when being moved from location to
location. That is all
about the Turtle.
Garett Martinek & Phillip Munoz