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Cosme García Sáez (1818 in Spanish Newspaper Murcia Economía report of 30 Jan 212
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Cosme García Sáez (1818 in Logroño
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– 1874 in Madrid
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) was a Spanish inventor. It is claimed that he was first to invent a submersible
A submersible is an underwater vehicle which needs to be transported and supported by a larger ship, watercraft or dock, platform. This distinguishes submersibles from submarines, which are self-supporting and capable of prolonged independent ope ...
, preceding those of Narciso Monturiol and Isaac Peral
Isaac Peral y Caballero (1 June 1851, in Cartagena – 22 May 1895, in Berlin), was a Spanish engineer, naval officer, and designer of the submarine . He joined the Spanish Navy in 1866, and developed the first electric-powered submarine which ...
.
He was self-taught without formal training in engineering
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However, three naval submarines (A-3, S-34 and S-83) have been named after him./ref>
See also
*Submarine
A submarine (often shortened to sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. (It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability.) The term "submarine" is also sometimes used historically or infor ...
*History of submarines
The history of the submarine goes back to Classical antiquity, antiquity. Humanity has employed a variety of methods to travel underwater for exploration, recreation, research and significantly, submarine warfare, warfare. While early attempts, s ...
References
1818 births 1874 deaths Submarine pioneers {{Spain-engineer-stub