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<font size="+1"><font face="Arial">In those days, a personal
submersible was a major thing. Simon Lake had a large idea for
"personal submersibles."<br>
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<i>Defender</i> was launched by Newport News in 1906. According
to Friedman's book <i>U.S. Submarines Through 1945</i>, it was
used in Lake's treasure hunting before being abandoned in 1937
and scuttled in 1946.<br>
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I'll try to follow this story.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. -Mark Twain</pre>
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