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Simon Lake & his submarines
Simon Lake of
Pleasantville, NJ
Atlantic
County ... 
Simon Lake was born in Pleasantville, New Jersey on September
4, 1866.
His father, the Honorable Simon Lake, his Uncles and his
brothers
were inventors and among the founders and developers of Atlantic City and Ocean City, NJ.
In 1883, after finishing school, Simon entered his father's
foundry and machine shop and later became his partner. He saw ways to
improve the operation of the fishing and oyster vessels and invented a steering
gear and dredge.
According to a biography written by his son, Thomas Alva
Edison Lake,
Simon was inspired by reading Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues
Under The Sea. (see the Simon Lake pages)
In 1892, he submitted his first design and plans to the Navy.
"The Argonaut Jr." was built in 1894,
by Simon Lake
and demonstrated at the Atlantic Highlands by Sandy Hook.
Click on picture to follow link to History of Submarines on PBS site.
In 1895, the Lake Submarine Company of New Jersey was formed
and built "The Argonaut".
In 1898, it became the first submarine to
make a successful voyage on the open sea.
Simon must have been thrilled to get a congratulatory telegram
from Jules Verne. (see the Simon Lake-Jules
Verne Cable page)
Who would be awarded the US contracts for
developing the submarine??
One of the prime contenders that was
competing with John Holland in the U.S. was Simon Lake....
Simon Lake Submarines
shows some great
pictures along with a good history.
In 1901, he presented his next generation of submarines,
"The Protector". Simon had hoped to compete with Holland and interest
the US Navy in the new ship. However, the Russians then at war with Japan bought
the submarine. It was dismantled and he went to Russia to oversea the reassembly.
He then went on to build submarines for the international market.
In 1908 his services were requested by the US Navy. He built
the USS Seal.
He continued making contributions to the improvement of
Submarine design. During his life he held 200 patents.
In 1906, Lake's new submarine was rejected by the US Navy,
he then sold it to Russia and went there to supervise the reassembly of
"Protector".
If I could read Russian, I am
sure, that there would be more information.
Anyone who reads Russian, please translate this for us. Thanks!
I find it interesting that the US Navy site
only starts mentioning Simon Lake after 1908.
Excerpts
about Simon Lake from:
United
States Navy
Submarine Centennial
Submarine
Technology Through the Years
USS Seal, the first U.S. submarine built by Simon
Lake. Mr. Lake was the only competitor of John Holland and is credited
with the following design aspects of the modern submarine: escape
trunk, conning tower, diving planes, control room, and the rotating,
retractable periscope.
Simon Lake’s R-6 (S-83) submarine served as a
test platform for the first U.S. experimental snorkel in 1945.
For More information on Simon Lake:
Visit the Atlantic County Historical Society
from the The Simon Lake
Submarine Web
hosted
Jeffrey B. Lake, Great-grandson Of
Simon Lake
Argonaut Does
It!
(Reprinted
From The Sun, Dec. 17, 1897)
or read a book (one is listed below)
Argonaut
The Submarine Legacy of Simon Lake
by John J. Poluhowich
"Lake was the classic American inventor, whose rival, John
Holland, reaped most of history's praise for submarine design.
However, it was Lake who in 1894, at the age of twenty-seven, launched
the first practical submarine in the rivers of New Jersey. In 1898,
his steel vessel the Argonaut completed a thousand-mile trek up the
Atlantic coast.
Questionable governmental trials resulted in the awarding of navy
contracts to Lake's rival, the Holland Torpedo Boat Company, prompting
Lake to build submarines for Russia and Austria. The United States did
not request Lake's service until 1908 and did not recognize his
contributions to underwater navigation until after his death in 1945."
Simon Lake seems to have more
International recognition then local !
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