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 Resurgam - Birkenhead, UK Posted by:  dtrebilc
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Resurgam (Latin: "I shall rise again") is the name given to an early Victorian submarine and its prototype, designed and built in Britain by Reverend George Garrett.
Waymark Code: WM12AF2
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/13/2020
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This full size replica of the Resurgam stands outside the Woodside, Mersey Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead.
Two plaques tell its story.
RESURGAM
FULL SIZE REPLICA
BUILT BY THE TRAINEES OF
RATHBONE BI (AMARE BIRKENHEAD)
MARCH 1997
Resurgam
Built in 1879 by J T Cochrane, Cleveland Street, Birkenhead
Designed by Reverand George Garrett (1852 - 1902)
RESURGAM - Latin for "I shall rise again"
This is a full-size model of one of the first submarines ever built. She was designed by
Reverand George Garrett, a curate in Birkenhead who was a trained chemist.
The construction was of iron and wood. 45 feet (14m) long, 10 feet (3m) in diameter
and weighing 330 tons; she cost £1,538 to build. She was powered by
a closed cycle steam engine and crewed by 3 men.
Trials in the East Float of Birkenhead Docks and at sea showed that she did sail
and submerge, if only briefly. This was the first vessel to be successfully
propelled mechanically underwater.
On her way to Portsmouth for a demonstration to the Royal Navy in February 1880,
she sank in a storm 15 miles off Rhyl. The wreck was only found in 1995.
The model was built by AMARC trainees in 1997 and was refurbished in 2009
by the Maritime & Engineering College North West, Monks Way, Birkenhead.
Where is original located?: On seabed off coast of Rhyl
Where is this replica located?: outside the Woodside, Mersey Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead.
Who created the original?: J T Cochrane
Internet Link about Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurgam
Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1897
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