{"product_id":"westbrook-connecticut-holiday-ornament-bushnells-turtle","title":"Westbrook Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Bushnell's Turtle","description":"\u003c!-- Westbrook Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Bushnell\u0026#x27;s Turtle | Version: R4.3SP FINAL | 2026-10-13 | What changed: GKP keyword layer added over the pre-GKP mini hub (keyword paragraph, keywords meta, article:tag x6, BreadcrumbList + FAQPage x3); five paragraphs, buttons and charity link unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- GKP 414: R1 10\/24 (41.7%); R2 2\/22 (9.1%); two-run 12\/46 (26.1%) | Keywords meta: 12 measured | Embedded in visible text: 10 | article:tag x6 | Store tags unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- IP Clean: town name and Merlin art only; no business, team or brand marks | Content audit: PASS (buttons full width, labels one line, charity linked, local spellings as entities) --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.mc-orn{max-width:100%;}.mc-orn p{margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;}.mc-orn a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn{display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;padding:13px 16px;margin:0 0 14px 0;background:#F0EAD6;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #1a1a1a;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;border-radius:4px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn:hover{background:#E6DEC4;}.mc-orn .mc-spec{font-weight:600;}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-orn\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"\u003eOther Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn egg-shaped wooden submarine with iron bands, a brass hatch and a hand-cranked propeller, floating low in a tidal river, 1776 on a plate and a wreath on the hatch. The first submarine ever used in war was built here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Bushnell built the Turtle on the Connecticut shore in 1775, a one-man wooden hull that could sink, creep under a ship by hand crank and screw a charge to its hull. In September 1776 it went under a British warship in New York Harbor. The screw hit iron and the charge drifted off, but the idea was proven, and submarines have been chasing it since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe village where he built it was Saybrook then and is Westbrook now. There is a replica, a monument, and a town that is quietly proud of having invented the most secret weapon there is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA weapon that failed on its first night and changed naval warfare anyway is a very New England kind of success. The wreath on the hatch is the holiday touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Bushnell built the Turtle submarine, the first submarine used in war, on the Connecticut shore in 1775. The Bushnell Turtle is Westbrook CT's place in Connecticut history and in revolutionary war submarine history. This submarine ornament is a Westbrook Christmas ornament and Connecticut ornament for the tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-spec\"\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Westbrook ornament ships ready to give, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eprofits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e. 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