Jules Verne's Submarine Nautilus (1865)

Designed by the mysterious Captain Nemo; built in secret by a multinational consortium of German, French, English, American, and other nations builders; and assembled and launched from a secret volcanic lagoon in the Pacific which would go on to serve as it's home base, the Nautilus is a marvel of Jules Verne's popular sci-fi novel "2000 Leagues Under the Sea". My design pulls greatly from the Winans Cigar Boats of the 1870's, the unidentified submarine from Bayou St. John of 1861, and the books descriptions and original illustrations of the boat. As per the book, she features a central airlock, a custom boat sitting in a deck well mated to the submarine that can be released to float to the surface (Yeah, don't ask me how that works!), and also a pair of blow off valves for the ballast tanks which simulate the breaching water spouts of a whale. There is also a pair of forward salon windows that have armored shutters which are based off those of USS. New Ironsides, a Civil War ironclad. A personal touch, inspired by special missions submarines of the 20th century, was adding a pair of skegs to the boats keel so she can sit comfortably on the bottom of the sea floor.