Biographical entry Garrett, George (1852 - 1902)

Reverend

Born
4 July 1852
Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
Died
26 February 1902
New York, New York, United States of America
Occupation
Clergyman and Inventor

Summary

Reverend George Garrett was a clergyman and pioneering submarine designer.

In 1878 he built the hand-cranked 14 feet long submarine Resurgam. In 1879 he built a second Resurgam that was 30 feet long.

Engineer Thorsten Nordenfelt was impressed by these and they had a brief partnership constructing submarines for the Greek, Turkish and Russian Governments.

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Chronology

1878
Career event - Built the 14 ft submarine Resurgam
1879
Career event - Built the 30 ft submarine Resurgam II

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Published resources

Book Sections

Journal Articles

  • 'Submarine Experiments in the Seine', Engineering, vol. 30, 2 July 1880, p. 18. Details
  • 'Garrett's Submarine Torpedo Boat', The Engineer, vol. 53, 6 January 1882, p. 8 and 13. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: 'George Garrett (Inventor)', in Wikipedia, 2012, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Garrett_%28inventor%29; Andrew Lambert, 'Garrett, George William Littler (1852-1902)', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. Also available at http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/50207.

Prepared by: Rebecca Rigby