# @time on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ap9Smn9Yfr8
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-18T14:00:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** TIME (@TIME) — https://gondola.cc/TIME

## Caption

In 1776, America put a man inside a wooden egg and sent him under New York Harbor to sink the British flagship.

The true story of the Turtle — America's first submarine vs HMS Eagle: Ben Franklin, George Washington, and Sgt. Ezra Lee's impossible dive.

This is Episode 18 of On This Day: 1776 — a cinematic short film series covering the events of America's founding, one day at a time.

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0:00 America’s First Submarine
0:51 The Turtle Gets Its Name
1:41 Preparing the Turtle for Battle
2:18 How the Turtle Submarine Worked
2:49 Sgt. Ezra Lee Begins the Mission
3:38 The Attack on HMS Eagle
4:16 The British Spot Something in the Water
4:42 Ezra Lee’s Desperate Escape
5:11 Why the Turtle’s Attack Failed
5:45 Washington Reflects on the Mission

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