The Argonaut was a class of submarine

Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

s built by engineer Simon Lake

Simon Lake

Simon Lake was a Quaker American mechanical engineer and naval architect who obtained over two hundred patents for advances in naval design and competed with John Philip Holland to build the first submarines for the United States Navy.Born in Pleasantville, New Jersey, Lake joined his father's...

. When used without clarification generally refers to the second built and larger one launched in 1897 at Baltimore

Baltimore

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. She was 36 feet (11 m) long, cigar shaped and built of steel

Steel

Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...

. She had a gas engine

Gas engine

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 and propeller

Propeller

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, dynamo

Dynamo

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, searchlight

Searchlight

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, and pumps for air and water. Her main attribute like that of the older sibling and predecessor Argonaut Junior

Argonaut Junior

The Argonaut Junior was the first successful submarine built by engineer Simon Lake. Her main attribute like that of the sub in built by Lake in 1897 Argonaut ; was an air lock. Her dimensions were length 14ft, beam 4 ft, depth 5 ft. Different sources incorrectly identify "Argonaut No 1", and...

 (1894); was an air lock

Air lock

An air lock is gas trapped in a high point of a liquid-filled pipe system. The gas, being lighter than the liquid, rises to the highest point and restricts the flow of liquid...

. The "Argonaut No 1", and "Argonaut No 2" are used as the name of this vessel. "Argonaut No 1" was built in 1897 and is 36 feet (11 m) in length, "Argonaut No 2" was a reconstruction of "Argonaut No 1" finishing in 1900 with a length of 60 feet (18.3 m) and significantly different profile..

External links

• http://www.simonlake.com/html/argonauts.html