At The Intersection of Militarism, Eschatology, and Multilingual Punning

resurgam-subResurgam (Latin: ‘I shall rise again’) is the name given to two early Victorian submarines designed and built by Reverend George Garrett as a weapon to penetrate the chain netting placed around ship to defend against attack by torpedo vessels.”

Oh, the delightful things you learn from a Google search.

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