An old engraving of French Navy submarine ‘Gustave Zédé’ It is from a Victorian history book of Gustave Zédé was one of the world’s earliest submarines. Launched in 1893 at Toulon, France, it entering service in 1900 after trials and design alterations. The submarine carried out the first successful torpedo attack by a submerged vessel against a surface ship. It was electrically propelled using power from storage batteries. The hull was made of bronze rather than steel to resist corrosion, which also allowed a magnetic compass to operate inside. It was decommissioned in 1908.
An old engraving of French submarine ‘Gustave Zédé’ It is from a Victorian history book of Gustave Zédé was one of the world’s earliest naval submarines. She was launched in 1893 at Toulon, France, although only formally entering service with the French Navy in May 1900 after a series of trials and design alterations. The submarine carried out the first successful torpedo attack by a submerged vessel against a surface ship. Initially ordered as Sirène in 1890, the boat was renamed after Gustave Zédé, a naval architect who had worked on its design, but who died in 1891 following an explosion during the development of an experimental torpedo. The vessel was electrically propelled using power from storage batteries. The hull was made of bronze rather than steel to resist corrosion, which also allowed a magnetic compass to operate inside. The success of the submarine resulted in further funding for more submarines for the French Navy. The Gustave Zédé was decommissioned in 1908.
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