Many instances of submarines being "caught" by fishing vessels are on record.
The Nautilus, world's first nuclear powered vessel, was caught in a fish net and towed the fishing vessel several miles before the situation was cleared up.
There is one instance of a submarine being captured by an abandoned balloon and on another occasion a submarine rescued a blimp and towed it to safety.
A church in Kyoto, Japan calls its congregation to worship with a bell from a submarine. The bell, from the submarine USS Ray was purchased for the church, and was transported to Yokosuka, Japan by another submarine, the USS Ronquil.
Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat, was an avid submarine enthusiast. He built several submersible warships, one of which was known as the Nautilus.
To rig for diving in a modern submarine the crew must conduct more than 225 individual operational and equipment checks.
The submarine was not generally recognized as a legitimate instrument of warfare until the Civil War.
Only the cream of Navy manpower is considered acceptable for submarine service. Volunteer applicants are given exhaustive physical and psychological screening before being accepted for training. Those who make the grade are trained in the Submarine School at New London and aboard operating submarines.
After graduation from the Submarine School and actual service in submarines, those who pass all test may wear the Dolphins, insignia of the submarine service.
One of the first women to submerge in a submarine is believed to have been Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross.
LeRoy Vick