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Jun 28, 2016 · Although Bauer wanted to make several improvements of the submarine, the military ordered a public show on 1 February 1851. This public demonstration almost ended in a disaster. The submarine experienced equipment failure and sank to the bottom of a 60-foot hole at the bottom of Kiel Harbour.
After the model of the submarine, built by Bauer himself, proved to be working, he was granted enough money to build a full scale submarine. But the military authorities still were largely against Bauer’s plan and forced Bauer to change his designs in order to reduce costs.
The submarine experienced equipment failure, and sank to the bottom of a 16-metre hole at the bottom of Kiel Harbour. Bauer escaped by letting in water, thus increasing the air pressure, which allowed Bauer and his two companions to open the hatch and swim to the surface. This was the first submarine escape to be witnessed and reported. [2]
Dec 23, 2022 · Although Bauer wanted to make several improvements of the submarine, the military ordered a public show on 1 February 1851. This public demonstration almost ended in a disaster. After reaching a depth of 30 ft the craft began to lay down by the stern.
In 1850 Bauer built his first submarine, Le Plongeur-Marin (“The Marine Diver”), which in February 1851 sank in 50 feet (15 m) of water during a test dive in Kiel Harbour, trapping Bauer and his two crewmen.
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Sep 13, 2024 · The first German submarine seemed lost. Bauer built a new model in 1852 for advertising purposes, which can be seen today in the Deutschen Museum in Munich right next to the DPMA. Years later, the "Brandtaucher" was discovered by chance during dredging of the Kiel harbour basin and lifted in 1887.
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Feb 24, 2015 · Bauer worked in concert with a local ironsmith to repurpose massive sheet-iron boiler plates into a practicable submarine design. The result was the Der Brandtacher, or Sea Diver. Handwheels would be used to propel the toaster-shaped iron contraption, a hardly practical choice given the vessels crushing 38-ton weight.
