Some More on the Turtle Submarine

From Wikipedia.

In 1976, a replica of the Turtle was designed by Joseph Leary and constructed by Fred Fresse as a project for the US Bicentennial. It was successfully tested in the Connecticut River and is now on display at the Connecticut River Museum.

In 2007, police and the Coast Guard stopped three men, one of whom was piloting a replica of the Turtle within 200 feet of the ocean liner Queen Mary at Red Hook, Brooklyn. The Coast Guard issued a citation for having an unsafe vessel and for violating the security zone around the QM2.

The pilot was local artist Philip "Duke" Riley who wanted a photo of the Turtle next to the immense ocean liner. The other two were arrested onshore and were also artists. One, Jesse Bushnell claimed their craft the Acom, was the replica of his ancestor David Bushnell.

So, evidently, there are now two replicas of the Turtle.

I could just have seen the headlines: "Twentieth Century Ship Attacked by 18th Century Ship."

Gotta Watch Out for Those Old Ships. --Cooter