Non-official Publications, continued.

1810

19. Bateau sous-marin. (Annales des arts et manufactures, Paris, v. 37, 31 Aug. 1810, p. 117-122.) VA

Inventions of Caussin and Fulton described.

19a. Fulton, Robert.

Torpedo war, and submarine explosions. New York: printed by William Elliot, 1810. 57(1) p., 11., 5 pl. ob. 8°. Reserve 19b.

New York: printed by W. Eliot, 1810. New York: Reprinted, W. Abbatt, 1914. 55 p., 5 pl. 4°. Magazine of history with notes and queries. Extra number. no. 35.) IAG (Magazine)

The original pamphlet was reviewed in the Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Md., v. 12, 1886, p. 252-254, VXA,

1833

24. Sub-marine boat. (American railroad journal and advocate of internal improvements, New York, v. 2, June 22, 1833, p. 391.) TPB

Description of boat used by M. Villeroi of Nantes, in the autumn of 1832. "The machinery by which it is impelled is said to be a mechanical application of the forms and means with which nature has endowed the fish."

1846

25. Bateau sous-marin du docteur Payerne. illus. (L'illustration, Paris, v. 7, 23 July 1846, p. 521-522.) *DM

An astonishing boat comparing not unfavourably with modern undersea craft except in the matter of propulsion.

1851

1811

20. Carnot, Lazare. Le nautile sous-marin de MM. Coessin. (Institut de France. Académie des sciences, Procès-verbaux, Paris, v. 4, 1 April 1913, p. 468–470.) * EO

Reprinted in Revue générale des sciences pures et appliquées, Paris, v. 27, 13 Jan. 1916, p. 25-27, OA.

Historical sketch beginning with the mention of submarines by Herodotus, concluding with a description of the Coessin boat.

1813

21. Clark, Thomas. The torpedo, or American Turtle-River Delaware. (In his: Sketches of the naval history of the United States. Philadelphia, 1813. 12°. p. 39–46.) VYE

22.

1819

Petitot, Claude Bernard. De la défaite et de la prise du Comte de Pembroc devant la Rochelle, par les flotes de Franc et d'Espagne dont la première étoit commande par Iram de Galles. (In his: Collection complète des mémoires... Paris, 1819. 8°. v. 5, p. 120-122.) DBA

Refers to the boats of the Spanish, supplied with combustibles, which were launched against the vessels of the British fleet, setting them on fire. These boats are supposed to have been "like to Drebble's."

1820

23. Griswold, Charles. Submarine navigation. (American journal of science, New Haven, v. 2, April, 1820, p. 94–100.) OA

Reprinted in Scientific American supplement, New York, v. 79, 22 May 1915, p. 333-334, VA.

"Description of a machine, invented and constructed by David Bushnell...with an account of the first attempt with it in Aug., 1776, by Ezra Lee ...to destroy some of the British ships then lying at New York."

solutions for the problem "How to defeat monitors superior in thickness of armor to our own." His solution is a torpedo and the drawings for this implement of war are included.

39. Verne, Jules. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea; or, The marvellous and exciting adventures of Pierre Aronnax, Conseil, his servant and Ned Land, a Canadian harpooner. New York: J. W. Lovell, 1880. 351 p. illus. 12°. NKV This book was first published in Paris in 1870.

1875

56. Nuevas construcciones navales. illus. (La ilustración española y americana, Madrid, año 29, 15 Oct. 1885, p. 220.) *DR Illustration only of the Nordenfeldt.

57. Submarine torpedo boat. illus. (Scientific American, New York, v. 53, 26 Dec. 1885, p. 406.) VA

Boat designed by J. L. Tuck. Storage batteries used for propulsion.

58. Trial of the Nordenfeldt submarine boat at Landskrona, Sweden, in the presence of the Danish royal family and the Prince of Wales. illus. (Graphic, London, v. 32, 10 Oct. 1885, p. 393, 395.) * DA

Autograph of Nordenfeldt and illustrations of his

boat.

Electrically propelled.

61. Nordenfeldt, T.

(Harper's Sept. 1885,

* DA Description of submarine to be equipped with armament.

51. Nordenfeld'sche submarine Boote. illus. (Illustrirte Zeitung, Berlin, Jahrg. 85, 24 Oct. 1885, p. 414.)

*DF

Details of the boat with sectional view showing all parts and placing of machinery.

53. Nordenfeldt's submarine boats. (Army and navy journal, New York, v. 23, 26 Sept. - 12 Dec. 1885, p. 168, 223, 231, 392–393.) †† VWA Brief notes on trials and experiments with these boats.

54. Nordenfelt's submarine boat. illus. (Scientific American, v. 53, 7 Nov. 1885, p. 295.) VA

Boat fulfilled requirements. Motive power steam, reserve steam propulsive power when submerged. Illustrations taken from the Graphic and Illustrated London news.

Portraits of Nordenfeldt and Commander Garrett. 55. Le Nouveau torpilleur sous-marin adopté par le gouvernement russe. (L'illustration, Paris, v. 86, 28 Nov. 1885, p. 352.) * DM

Illustration only.

Submarine boats, by

T. Nordenfelt. (United States Naval Institute, Proceedings, Annapolis, v. 12, no. 3, 1886, p. 439-443.)

VXA

Nordenfeldt states the principles of his boats, giving dimensions and system of construction. This article is reprinted from United States gazette.

64. A New submarine boat. (Scientific American, New York, v. 56, 1 Jan. 1887, p. 6.) VA Boat designed by Campbell and built by Wolesley and Lyon.

65. Nordenfelt submarine boat at Constantinople. illus. (Engineer, London, v. 63, 24 June 1887, p. 499.) VA

Reprinted in Scientific American supplement, New York, v. 23, 23 June 1887, p. 9418-9419, VA. Description of the boat, giving dimensions, operation, and performances. Sectional view. 66. Nordenfelts neuestes submarines Boot. illus. (Mittheilungen aus dem Gebiete des

69. Hovgaard, George William. Proposed design for surface and diving boats. (Institution of Naval Architects, Transactions, VXA London, v. 29, 1888, p. 351-365.)

Paper read to "promote discussion of the subject

of submarine boats." Steam and electric motors to be the propulsive power.

70. Ledieu, A. Étude sur les bateaux sousmarins. illus. (Institut de France. - Académie des sciences, Comptes rendus, Paris, v. 107, 19 Nov. 1888, p. 817-821.) *EO

Description of the Plongeur designed by Admiral Bourgois.

71. Submarine torpedo boat for United States navy. (United States Naval Institute, Proceedings, Annapolis, v. 14, no. 1, 1888, p. 253-257.)

VXA

Inventions since 1871 including the Plongeur, Pacificateur, Gymnote, Goubet and Peral, all of which are illustrated.

76. New Spanish submarine torpedo boat. illus. (Scientific American supplement, New York, v. 29, 25 Jan. 1890, p. 1171911720.) VA

Launched in 1887. Dimensions and details of construction given.

77. Sch., F.

Fahrzeuge.

Erprobungen unterseeischer (Mittheilungen aus dem Ge

biete des Seewesens, Pola, Bd. 18, No. 1, 1890, p. 45-46.) VXA

Note on the Goubet.

78. Das Unterseeische Boot Peral. (Mittheilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens, Pola, Bd. 18, No. 10, 1890, p. 625.) VXA Brief note.

1895

81. Le Bateau sous-marin Le Goubet. illus. (La nature, Paris, année 24, 28 Dec. 1895, OA p. 55-58.)

Abstracted in Electrical review, London, v. 38, 10 Jan. 1896, p. 35-37, VGA.

Essential characteristics. Illustrations show lines of hull and interior.

82. Dax, A. de. Quelques détails du sousmarin Le Goubet. (Société des ingénieurs civils de France, Mémoires, Paris, année 1895, tome 2, 22 Nov. 1895, p. 439-442.)

VDA

Brief outline of the mechanism and construction of this boat. 83. New submarine torpedo boat. (Manufacturer and builder, New York, v. 27, Feb., VA 1895, p. 33.)

Brief note of the Holland boat.

84. Skerrett, Robert G. A submarine torpedo boat. illus. (Harper's weekly, New York, v. 39, 16 March 1895, p. 244, 246.)

*DA

Describes the Holland boat authorized by the Navy Department in 1893.

Non-official Publications, continued.

1896

85. Le Bateau sous-marin, Le Goubet. (L'éclairage électrique, Paris, série 3, v. 6, 1 Feb. 1896, p. 239.) VGA

Brief description of chief characteristics. 86. Bateaux sous-marins. (Société des ingénieurs civils de France, Bulletin, Paris, année 1896, tome 1, p. 370.) VDA

Brief note on paramount importance of the submarine for the navy, which was then under consideration by the Minister of Marine.

87.

Dobson, W. A.

Submarine boats. illus. (Cosmopolitan, New York, v. 20, Jan., 1896, p. 280-288.) DA Sectional charts of Nordenfeldt's boat and those designed by Baker, Dobson, Holland, and Goubet. 88. Holland submarine torpedo boat. illus. (Scientific American, New York, v. 74, 25 April 1896, p. 257, 263.) VA

Sketch of Holland's efforts and sectional view of his boat.

89. New Goubet submarine boat. (American Society of Naval Engineers, Journal, New York, v. 8, Feb., 1896, p. 158–159.) Brief note.

VXA 90. Pesce, G. L. La navigation sous-marine. (Société des ingénieurs civils de France, Mémoires, Paris, année 1896, v. 2, July, 1896, p. 77-146.)

VDA

Abstracted in Bulletin of the society, Paris, année 1896, October, 1896, p. 578-580, VDA,

Comprehensive historical paper which forms the basis for the first edition of the author's book.

1897

91. Chaudy, M. F. Essai sur la détermination de la forme de moindre résistance à l'avancement des bateaux sous-marins. illus. (Société des ingénieurs civils de France, Mémoires, Paris, année 1897, v. 1, Feb., 1897, p. 193–200.)

92.

Mathematical analysis.

VDA

Pesce, G. L. La navigation sous-marine. Paris: H. Bécus, 1897. 3 p.l., viii, 147 p., 2 pl. illus. 4°. VXV

History of submarine construction with chronology. The illustrations are from rare prints and there are portraits of many of the men identified with the development of the submarine. A large portion of the material appeared first in année 9-10 of Marine française.

93. Le Travailleur sous-marin. illus. (Marine française, Paris, année 10, July, 1897, p. 502-506.) VXA

Extract from book by this author on boat invented by Count Piatti dal Pozzo for submarine observation. Reprinted in Revue encyclopédique, Paris, 1897, p. 743-744, R-†* AP.

94. Submarine boat Plunger launched. illus. (Marine engineering, New York, v. 1, Sept., 1897, p. 20.) + VXA

Brief note.

95. Submarine exploration. (Electrical engineer, London, v. 26, 27 Aug. 1897, p. 258.) VGA

Brief editorial on use of submarine in underwater exploration.

96. Submarine vessels. (Engineer, New York, v. 33, 21 Aug. 1897, p. 46-47.) VDA Launching of the Plunger, giving chief characteristics.

1898

97. Crouse, George N. Submarine boats. (Yale scientific monthly, New Haven, v. 5, Oct., 1898, p. 12-19.) OA

Briefly reviews history of submarine construction. 98. Dary, Georges. Le sous-marin l'“Argonaute. illus. (L'électricien, Paris, série 2, tome 15, 2 April 1898, p. 209–211.)

VGA Details of this Lake boat for submarine explorations.

99. G. Bateau sous-marin Holland. illus. (La nature, Paris, année 26, 19 Nov. 1898, p. 585-587.) OA

Describes and illustrates this boat.

100. Holland submarine boat. illus. (Engineer, New York, v. 35, 15 March 1898, p. 63–64.) VDA One of the best articles on the Holland boat. Illustrations show the boat on the ways and a sec tional view.

101. Holland submarine torpedo boat. illus. (Locomotive firemen's magazine, Peoria, v. 24, June, 1898, p. 581, 582-585.) TRD

Sectional view of the Plunger.

102. Holland submarine torpedo boat. illus.
(Railway and engineering review, Chicago.
v. 38, 30 April 1898, p. 227.)
+ TPB

Full details of the boat by a contemporary.
Diagram.

103. Hopkins, Henry Clayton. The Argo-
naut the successful submarine boat. illus.
(National magazine, Boston, v. 9, Dec., 1898,
p. 250-256.)
*DA

Mr. Lake's methods of navigation, the object of the Argonaut as a treasure hunter together with a history of the builder's work. Portrait of Mr. Lake.

104. Jaques, William Henry. Holland submarine boat. (Marine review, Cleveland, v. 18, 17 Nov. 1898, p. 19-20.) + VXA Brief note summing up the submarine question. 105. Submarine torpedo boats; their influence on torpedo-boat architecture and value in warfare. (Institution of Naval Architects, Transactions, London, v. 40, 1898, p. 259-273.) VXA

The conservative British found it hard to accept the enthusiastic prophecies of the Americans on the future of the submarine.

Reprinted in Engineering, London, v. 65, 29 April 1898, p. 543-545, VDA.