'The French Submarine Boat, The Gustave Zédé', c1900. '...named after its by electricity, this craft steamed 50 miles in a strong wind and heavy sea between Toulon and calmer seas she travelled under water and discharged chief drawback of the Gustave Zédé lay in her being blind under water, and owing to her narrow range of action she could only operate in defence of the coast'. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne]

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