David Bushnell, of Westbrook, Connecticut, was an American inventor, a patriot, one of the first American combat engineers, a teacher, and a medical doctor.
12 Facts About David Bushnell
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David Bushnell is credited with creating the first submarine ever used in combat, while studying at Yale in 1775.
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David Bushnell called it Turtle because of its look in the water.
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David Bushnell used this knowledge not only in construction of the underwater mine but later in creating floating torpedoes that exploded on contact.
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David Bushnell combined these ideas by building Turtle which was designed to attack ships by attaching a time bomb to their hulls, while using a hand powered drill and ship auger bit to penetrate the hulls.
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David Bushnell then became an original member of the Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati, an organization formed by officers who were veterans of the Continental Army and Navy.
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At some point after the Revolution, David Bushnell was presented a medal by George Washington.
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David Bushnell taught at the Warrenton Academy and practiced medicine.
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David Bushnell died in Warrenton in 1824 and was buried in the town cemetery in an unmarked grave.
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David Bushnell served during World War I and was renamed USS Sumner in 1940 and was present during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,1941.
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David Bushnell was employed as a survey ship during World War II and was decommissioned in 1946.
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David Bushnell served during World War II and later was the flagship of Submarine Squadron 12 in Key West, Florida from 1952 until she was decommissioned in 1970.