Robert Fulton the "Nautilus", the first practical submarine in history. Fulton is also credited with inventing some of the world's earliest naval torpedoes for use by the British Royal Navy. Fulton became interested in steam engines and the idea of steamboats in 1777 when he was around age 12 and visited state delegate William Henry of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who was interested in this topic. Henry had learned about inventor James Watt and his Watt steam engine on an earlier visit to England. Robert Fulton was born on a farm in Little Britain, Pennsylvania, on November 14, 1765. He had three sisters –
First Four Ships sections. Cabin passengers paid £42 and cheaper berths were £25, whilst steerage passengers paid £15. Sir George Grey, the Governor, came down the coast in Her Majesty's sloop of war "Fly" to welcome their arrival. He and Lady Grey left before the arrival of "Cressy". John Robert Godley was also at Lyttelton to meet the settlers. A marble plaque in Cathedral Square in Christchurch lists the names of the Canterbury Pilgrims. First Four Ships The First Four Ships refers to the four sailing vessels chartered by the Canterbury Association which left Plymouth, England, in September 1850 to transport the first