Up Periscope
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Without a way to see the world above without surfacing, the greatest advantage of the submarine – stealth – would be lost. The design of the modern periscope is credited to Sir Howard Grubb, who developed them for the first British submarines.
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- People--African Americans
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- Art
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
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- Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
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- NHHC
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