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'The Displacement Sinking and Rising Submarine Boat 'Nautilus'', 1887. Working by electric power. Designed by Andrew Campbell and James Ash, this British submarine underwent trials off Tilbury in 1886. Unfortunately the vessel became stuck in the mud on the bed of the Thames and only succeeded in escaping just before those on board ran out of air. A print from The Illustrated London News, 26th Febuary 1887.