Title:
Robert Fulton, after whom sub tender is named
Author:
Kimball, Carol W.
Subjects:
Robert Fulton
Submarines
Submarines
Object ID:
scr-030-072
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Pubication Date:
01/31/1991
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
The author of this article was inspired to write about Robert Fulton after reading another article in The Day about a submarine named after him. Kimball explains that this is the second submarine named after Fulton, and recalls seeing the first one during her childhood. Robert Fulton is often associated with the steamboat due to its immediate success, but Fulton had indeed been a pioneer in submarines as well. The innovation, unlike the steamboat, was not accepted during Fulton's lifetime. Fulton had offered his submarine technology to Napoleon in 1801, but a peace treaty in 1802 rendered it unnecessary in the immediate future.
People:
Fulton, Robert
Sutcliffe, Alice Crary
Franklin, Benjamin
West, Benjamin
Bridgewater, Duke of
Bonaparte, Emperor Napoleon
Sutcliffe, Alice Crary
Franklin, Benjamin
West, Benjamin
Bridgewater, Duke of
Bonaparte, Emperor Napoleon
Search Terms:
Clermont (Steamboat)
New London State Pier
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Fulton (Submarine)
Thames River
Naval Submarine Base
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quaker Hill School
Nautilus (Submarine)
New London State Pier
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Fulton (Submarine)
Thames River
Naval Submarine Base
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quaker Hill School
Nautilus (Submarine)