Brandtaucher
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Brandtaucher was a submersible designed by the Bavarian inventor and engineer Wilhelm Bauer and built by Schweffel & Howaldt in Kiel for Schleswig-Holstein's Flotilla in 1850. The Brandtaucher is the
Brandtaucher on display at the Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden
Internal mechanism of the Brandtaucher submarine in Dresden
The Brandtaucher submarine cutaway model in Dresden, Germany
Sketch of the Brandtaucher (from an 1896 book)
Wilhelm Bauer
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Wilhelm Bauer was a German marine engineer and inventor who built several hand-powered submarines.
Brandtaucher
…Brandtaucher (German for Fire-diver) was a submersible designed by the Bavarian inventor and engineer Wilhelm Bauer and built by Schweffel & Howaldt in Kiel for Schleswig-Holstein's Flotilla (part of the Reichsflotte) in 1850. The Brandtaucher is the oldest known…
Sculpture in Kiel, Germany
The Brandtaucher on display
The raising of the Ludwig in Lake Constance, 1863. Die Gartenlaube