Lake Torpedo Boat
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The Lake Torpedo Boat Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut
was an early maker of submarines for the U.S. Navy. Founded by Simon Lake
in 1912, the firm competed with John Philip Holland
's Electric Boat Company until financial difficulties led to the company's demise in 1924.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
was an early maker of submarines for the U.S. Navy. Founded by 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...
in 1912, the firm competed with John Philip Holland
John Philip Holland
John Philip Holland was an Irish engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the U.S...
's Electric Boat Company until financial difficulties led to the company's demise in 1924.