Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea as an inhabitant of British Colonial India, "is an inhabitant of an oppressed country". Verne took the name "Nautilus" from one of the earliest successful submarines, built in 1800 by Robert Fulton, who later invented the first commercially successful steamboat. Fulton's submarine was named after the paper nautilus because it had a sail. Three years before writing his novel, Jules Verne also studied a model of the newly developed French Navy submarine "Plongeur" at the 1867 Exposition Universelle, which inspired him for his definition of the "Nautilus". The breathing apparatus used by "Nautilus" divers is depicted as an untethered version
30,000 Leagues Under the Sea "Aquanaut", the ship is then sent back to the "Nautilus" where it intercepts the missiles attempting to fire. The backlash scuttles the larger ship and it crashes into the underwater city of Lemuria, presumably with total losses. The Scotia is able to contact the "Abraham Lincoln" and the remainder of the rescue gets underway. Conseil shows Arronaux stolen plans of Nemo's ship. 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 2007 film directed by Gabriel Bologna. It is a modern update on the classic book "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", and stars Lorenzo Lamas as Lt.