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Barcelona's fine balconies in the L'Eixample district. Check out and buy my other prints online at www.garfishphotography.com
Ictineo
The submarine was originally constructed in 1862 from the plans of Narcis Monturiol I Estarriol (1819 -1886), and that the original Ictineo II actually navigated the waters in the Port of Barcelona. The Ictineo II was the first vehicle of its time to submerge and navigate below the surface of the sea, the first “real” submarine.
Constructed on a smaller scale than the Ictineo II, the Ictineo underwent a successful launch and testing in 1859 but then was smashed by a freighter as it was sitting at the dock. Eventually, Monturiol was able to arrange funding for a second, larger Ictineo. When completed, Ictineo II was a two-walled submarine, outfitted with a steam-driven engine able to operate under water. The Ictineo One was operated by man power.