Old Saybrook in the Revolution

David Bushnell's Turtle. Tier 2 - One sourced story.

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[Verified] David Bushnell of nearby Westbrook (then part of Saybrook) built the Turtle - the first submarine used in combat - and tested it in the Connecticut River. - Connecticut State Library

[Tradition] The Turtle's 1776 attack on HMS Eagle in New York Harbor failed to attach its bomb, but it proved the concept of undersea warfare. - Smithsonian Institution

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