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Archaeological Reconnaissance of the 1865 American-Built Sub Marine Explorer at Isla San Telmo, Archipielago de las Perlas, Panama
James P. Delgado 1
  1 Institute of Nautical Archaeology, PO Drawer H6, College Station, Texas 77841-5137, USA
Copyright © 2006 The Author. Journal Compilation © 2006 The Nautical Archaeology Society
KEYWORDS
Sub Marine Explorer • Julius Kroehl • submarine • 19th century • decompression sickness

ABSTRACT

A wrecked submarine lying in the inter-tidal zone of Isla San Telmo, off Panama's coast, has been identified as Sub Marine Explorer, a rare surviving example of a mid-19th-century submersible. One of the world's first successful lock-out dive-chambers, the craft had a fatal design aspect that ultimately harmed its crew and may have killed the builder through the effects of pressure. Documentation of the submarine provides a detailed understanding of this technologically advanced but flawed craft.

© 2006 The Author


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10.1111/j.1095-9270.2006.00100.x About DOI

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