Submarine Warfare

Paper Summary:

The paper reveals the history and development of submarines. The paper explains that these early crafts were little more than experimental models and were occasionally used as a weapon of desperation by states with weak navies that offered no real threat to major naval powers. The paper shows, however, how today's submarines are "deadly ship-killers." The paper notes that although the acquisition and operational and repair costs of submarines are high, they have become a vital part of global navies.

From the Paper:

"In 1578, former Navy gunner William Bourne designed the first recorded underwater navigational craft. It had a wooden framework bound in waterproofed leather and was to be submerged by employing hand vises that contracted the sides and decreased the volume (Saga). His design was never built, but a similar craft was built in 1605, however during its first underwater trial it became stuck in the river bottom (Saga). In 1620, Cornelius Van Drebbel designed the first practical submarine, a rowboat covered in greased leather. While rowers pulled on oars that protruded through flexible leather seals in the hull, snorkel air tubes held above the surface by floats, allowed the craft to remain submerged for several hours (Saga)."

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