Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1917 — The First Submarine. [ARTICLE]

The First Submarine.

The first submarine boat of which history makes any record was built by 87 Dutchman named van Drlebel, in 1640. The boat was built in Erigland with money said to have been advanced by King James L According to reports, the vessel had a. unique ballasting system. There was a number of goatskin bags placed under the deck between two large planks. These bags, when -filled with water, caused the vessel to sink. To cause it to rise again the bags were pressed together with a windlass arrangement, forcing the water out, and thus giving-the boat reserve buoyancy.—The Engineer.