wed, the size increased, but the methods used were the
             same. The entire exercise went on for quite sometime, and the people of
             England were convinced enough about the boat. Even King James I rode in one
             of the boats. The development was probably ahead of its time, and the Royal
             Navy did not show any interest in the development of the boats, or their
             use for underwater warfare. (The Saga of the Submarine: Early Years to the
             Beginning of Nuclear Power- Subsaga)
             When the United States became an independent country, there were also
             the first efforts to develop its submarine. The aim of developing this
             submarine was to try and dislodge the British ships which were then
             blocking the harbor at New York. This was designed by David Bushnell who
             was a graduate from Yale. This was actually the ancient version of a
             torpedo boat, and developed in 1776. It could accommodate only one person.
             The boat got down into the water by permitting water to enter the boat.
             When it wanted to come out of the water, it used a hand pump to drain
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