Parsons, William Barclay, 1859-1932 · New York, Columbia University Press · leaf 52
ubmersion, covered with envelopes like the wings ofa fly. Fulton estimated that he could work the boatwith a crew of three men. The offensive feature of the design consisted first ofa vertical spike attached to the top of the observersdome. In the spike was an eye through which passeda cord leading… … §-- $§vjk<S*N>i^SQ;Qi FULTONS FIRST SUBMARINE 27 the hull of an enemy vessel, the spike being in contactwith the bottom planking. As one end of the spike pro-jected into the observers dome, a blow on that endwould drive the upper end, which was sharp and detach-able, into the ships timbers.…
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 · Submarines (Ships)
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