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
The Return of Captain Nemo on board the Raven appeared twice in the series. The final production for theatrical release was condensed into 102 minutes and marketed as "The Amazing Captain Nemo", and only served to highlight the inherent defects. Despite this the production was nominated for several awards. In 1978, "The Return of Captain Nemo" received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts. These were for Frank Van der Veer (optical effects) and L.B. Abbott (special photographic effects). The Return of Captain Nemo The Return of Captain Nemo (theatrical title: The Amazing Captain Nemo) is a