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Re: Gustave Zede
From: Art Evans <aevans2~at~tds.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:55:34 -0500
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>
Gustave Zédé (1825-1891) - French Naval engineer
Name of his submarine: Gymnote (1887) - electric engines
It was supposedly the very first "operational" military sub,
carrying two torpedoes, and was commissioned into the French Navy
in 1888.
(cf. Petit Robert 2)
Art
Received on Sat 15 Jul 2000 - 02:57:39 IDT
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