History of Submarines (ASMR Bedtime Story)

In this soft spoken talk, we explore how the dream of making vehicles able to travel underwater became reality. I also tell you about how submarines were used in wars, from the American Civil War to WW2 and the Battle of the Atlantic.

Credits: Script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under license from Panthermedia, Canstock and Shutterstock. Sound effects and music from the YouTube Audio Library for Creators.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Submarines
3:08 Diving Bells
5:45 From Medieval to Modern Times
7:33 First Prototypes
8:41 William Bourne
10:04 Denis Papin
11:16 Ballast Tanks
12:48 Robert Fulton's Nautilus
14:54 Basic Design
17:02 USS Alligator
19:25 CSS Hunley
21:30 The Plongeur and the Ictineo
24:31 Air-Independent Propulsion
25:31 Torpedoes
28:16 The Resurgam
31:19 Introduction of Electricity
32:49 The Age of Battleships
34:42 From Coal to Diesel
36:48 Run-up to WW1
40:00 Weapon of the Weak
42:41 Jules Vernes' Nautilus
45:33 Mutual Blockades
49:05 Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
52:39 Origin of Destroyers
55:01 Counter Measures
57:48 Interwar
1:00:16 WW2
1:02:24 ASDIC
1:05:29 Battle of the Atlantic
1:08:59 Industrial and Technological War
1:10:52 Postwar