The submarine was launched in New york. The war started in june, 1776 with general Howe and Adimiral lord howe. They sailed into new york habor with largest army england. They were finding a way to attack the british underneath the water. The submarine would carry many explosives.
David Bushnell built "The Turtle" which was a one-person submarine. The submarine was seven feet and six feet in width. Bushnell put small parts of glass into the submarine top. This allowed it to have sunglight inside the submarine. It woud help the operator to read the compass and depth gauge.