Today in History: Submarines
Today in History–April 11–the Library of Congress features submarines. Although submarines were used as early as the War of 1812, the U.S. Navy acquired its first submarine on this day in 1900. Find out about the first submarine to sink a battleship and more by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the links below to access related primary sources.
Featured Image: Detail of Submarine Section
Bushnell’s American turtle one-man submarine
More submarine images
Topics in Chronicling America – Submarines (1864-1918)
Historical newspaper coverage of submarines
Submarines: The Silent Service (oral histories from the Veterans History Project)
More submarine veterans oral histories
We Were Pirates: A Torpedoman’s Pacific War (recorded Library presentation Aug. 10, 2010) [ RealAudio ] [ Podcast <35MB> ]
Never Forgotten, the Search for Israel’s Lost Submarine Dakar (streaming webcast)
Today in History: The U.S. Naval Academy & the Navy primary source collections