3D Model of USS Alligator By PerspectX (Browse This Publisher's Products) (View Profile)

 

Model of the U.S.S. Alligator. Said to be the U.S Navy's first submarine. Poly count is about 64,000.

 

 

Two sets of textures with bump maps, clean and wetheared, are provided. Orginal .psd file of the said textures are also available.

 

 

An engineering marvel of the Civil War that helped usher in a new era in naval warfare. A secret weapon that captured the attention of a president and can claim a proud place in history as the U.S. Navy’s first submarine. Conceived by the French inventor Brutus de Villeroi and constructed in Philadelphia in 1861, the Alligator was built to combat Confederate ironclad warships and clear harbor obstructions. Its design was as daring as it was innovative. The first operational submarine to have an air purifying system and the ability to deploy a diver while submerged, the Alligator was in many ways the forerunner of today’s subs. But in April 1863, while being towed south to take part in the attack on Charleston harbor, the Union sub was caught in a fierce storm and cut loose off Cape Hatteras. It was never seen again. (wiki)