[PSUBS-MAILIST] News report: Simon Lake's "Defender" found in Long Island Sound

[Marc de Piolenc via Personal_Submersibles]

Good to know. I'm a big Simon Lake fan. Please do keep the list apprised.

Marc de Piolenc

On 4/20/2023 8:45 AM, Michael Holt via Personal_Submersibles wrote:
> In those days, a personal submersible was a major thing.  Simon Lake 
> had a large idea for "personal submersibles."
>
> /Defender/ was launched by Newport News in 1906. According to 
> Friedman's book /U.S. Submarines Through 1945/, it was used in Lake's 
> treasure hunting before being abandoned in 1937 and scuttled in 1946.
>
> I'll try to follow this story.
>
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