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 | | Although Bushnell had some help with the various apparatus of his craft, the overall design and many of the details were entirely of his own creation. |
 | | Bushnell's plan of attack was for the operator to steer in secret under an enemy ship, drill the screw deep enough into the keel of the enemy ship to anchor it, then detach both the screw and the mine, set the fuse burning, and drive away as quickly as possible. |
 | | However, Bushnell himself was too frail to pilot the craft, and his usual captain, his brother Ezra, was ill with a fever. |
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