Illustration depicting the first trial of a torpedo fired by the Nautilus submarine; 1905. It destroyed the Danish ship 'Dorothée' provided by the British Admiralty, in Walmer Bay, in front of Prime Minister William Pitt. The designer of the Nautilus was Robert Fulton (1765 – 1815); an American engineer and inventor. In 1800, he was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to attempt to design Nautilus, which was the first practical submarine in history. He is also credited with inventing some of the world's earliest naval torpedoes for use by the British Royal Navy

Illustration depicting the first trial of a torpedo fired by the Nautilus submarine; 1905. It destroyed the Danish ship 'Dorothée' provided by the British Admiralty, in Walmer Bay, in front of Prime Minister William Pitt. The designer of the Nautilus was Robert Fulton (1765 – 1815); an American engineer and inventor. In 1800, he was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to attempt to design Nautilus, which was the first practical submarine in history. He is also credited with inventing some of the world's earliest naval torpedoes for use by the British Royal Navy

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