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According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).

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Ezra Lee

Colonial American soldier – commander of the Turtle (1749–1821)

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Submarine

Watercraft capable of independent underwater operation

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Turtle (submersible)

First submersible vessel used in combat

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Time bomb

Explosive device whose detonation is triggered by a timer

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HMS Eagle (1774)

Third-rate ship of the Royal Navy, in service from 1774 to 1812

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New York Harbor

Harbor in New York and New Jersey

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