Nautilus (Verne) Nautilus (Verne) Nautilus is the fictional submarine captained by Nemo featured in Jules Verne's novels "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (1870) and "The Mysterious Island" (1874). Verne named the "Nautilus" after Robert Fulton's real-life submarine "Nautilus" (1800). For the design of the "Nautilus" Verne was inspired by the French Navy submarine "Plongeur", a model of which he had seen at the 1867 Exposition Universelle, three years before writing his novel. "Nautilus" is described by Verne as "a masterpiece containing masterpieces". It is designed and commanded by Captain Nemo. Electricity provided by sodium/mercury batteries (with the sodium provided by extraction
Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius Island", where Lionel Barrymore played 'André Dakkar'. The prison island where Nemo and his fellow captives are held by Robur is called Rura Penthe; this is a reference to the slave factory island from the film "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". It was due to having written "Captain Nemo" that Pocket Books approached Anderson to write the novelization of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" film. Anderson would later go on to write a similarly themed novel covering H. G. Wells and his works, entitled "The Martian War". Verne is mentioned several times in the book. Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History