古德明英語軍事小故事：兩艘「第一」的潛艇(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰爭。兩艘「第一」的潛艇
the first submarine employed for military purposes was the turtle, a one-man vessel designed and built by a yale graduate in 1776. revolutionary americans hoped that, with this secret weapon, they could destroy the british warships anchored in new york harbor. on the night of 7 september 1776, the turtle tried to attach a keg of powder to the british ship eagle. the attempt failed and the powder exploded harmlessly.
the first submarine to ever sink an enemy ship was the huntley. on the night of 17 february 1864, the confederate vessel rammed the housatonic, the largest ship in the union navy, with an explosive torpedo. the housatonic burst into flames and sank. the huntley surfaced, signalled her success, and was never heard from again. scientists today believe that all the men on board died when they ran out of oxygen.
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