In Remembrance

Historical marker location:

227 Grove Street, New Haven, Connecticut

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Grove Street and High Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2001

The first recorded submarine attack in history occurred in Connecticut during the American Revolution. On September 6, 1776, the American submarine Turtle attempted to attach a bomb to a British ship in New York Harbor, but the mission was ultimately unsuccessful.