Ictineo I

The Ictíneo I was a submarine of the Spanish inventor Narcis Monturiol from Barcelona, ​​which in 1859 appeared for the first time.

The boat was 7 m long, 3.5 m high and 2.5 in diameter. The outer shell had a fish- like shape with an elliptical cross-section of orientated at Brandtaucher, the submarine prototype of Wilhelm Bauer from the year 1851. The inner shell of the Ictíneo I was spherical and had a volume of about 7 m3. Between the outer and inner shells to dip tanks, an oxygen tank for breathing air and a hydrogen tank to supply the lighting of the boat were.

It is driven by a screw, which was transferred from four -man crew in motion. The up-and- descent is controlled by means of a horizontal bolt, which could be rotated in both directions, as well as pumps, which ensure the stability of the boat. In addition, the Ictíneo I was equipped with a range of specialist tools, because it wanted to use Monturiol for harvesting coral.

The maiden voyage of the Ictíneo I takes place in September of 1859 in the port of Barcelona. It was found, however, that the boat dipped in state could not resist the flow of water and thus was not navigable. However, this setback did not diminish the great interest aroused the project in public. So Monturiol was in the aftermath of a subscription in Spain and Cuba collect 300,000 pesetas and founded this capital the company La Navegacià Submarina (Spanish for " The underwater navigation " ) with which he Ictíneo II developed following one of the first U Mechanically propelled boats.

• Submarine
• Barcelona