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Robert F. Flemming, Jr.
1839-07-00 – 1919-02-23
Life & Legacy
Robert Francis Flemming Jr. (July 1839 – February 23, 1919) was an American inventor and Union sailor in the American Civil War. He was the first crew member aboard the USS Housatonic to spot the H.L. Hunley before it sank the USS Housatonic. The sinking of USS Housatonic is renowned as the first sinking of an enemy ship in combat by a submarine.
Occupation & Career
inventor, soldier
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q23419236 — wikidata View source
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