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Wilhelm Bauer (23 December 1822 – 20 June 1875) was a German inventor and engineer who built several hand-powered submarines . Biography. Wilhelm Bauer was born in Dillingen in the Kingdom of Bavaria. His father was a sergeant of a Bavarian cavalry regiment. Due to this, after an apprenticeship as a wood turner, Bauer also joined the army.
German submarine Wilhelm Bauer (originally designated U-2540) is a Type XXI U-boat of Nazi Germany's navy (Kriegsmarine), completed shortly before the end of World War II. It was scuttled at the end of the war, having never gone on patrol.
Mar 7, 2024 · Learn about Wilhelm Bauer, the first German to build a submarine, the "Brandtaucher", and the first to patent his inventions in London. Discover his challenges, failures and successes in the history of underwater warfare and salvage.
Visit an original WW II submarine that revolutionized the submarine design and never saw combat. Learn about the history, technology and horror of war of the U-Boot Wilhelm Bauer and its crew.
Sebastian Wilhelm Valentin Bauer (* 23. Dezember 1822 in Dillingen an der Donau; † 20. Juni 1875 in München) war ein deutscher Erfinder, der 1850 das erste moderne Unterseeboot nach seinen Plänen in Kiel erbauen ließ und 1851 am Tauchversuch teilnahm.
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Dec 23, 2022 · In December 23, 1823, Bavarian inventor and engineer Wilhelm Bauer was born. Bauer was a submarine pioneer and constructed several hand-powered submarines, among them the famous blockade-breaking incendiary ship, the Brandtaucher.
Brandtaucher (German for Fire-diver) was a submersible designed by the Bavarian inventor and engineer Wilhelm Bauer and built by Schweffel & Howaldt in Kiel for Schleswig-Holstein's Flotilla (part of the Reichsflotte) in 1850. The Brandtaucher is the oldest known surviving submarine in the world.
