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Railroad car ferry
1836 the first railroad car ferry in the U.S., the Susquehanna entered service on the Susquehanna River between Havre de Grace and Perryville, Maryland. -
Motor Boats
The first boat powered by a petrol engine was tested on the Neckar river by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1886 -
Submarines
However it was not until the 19th century that the first useful submarines began to appear -
Jet Ski
In 1929 a one-man standing unit called the "Skiboard" was developed, guided by the operator standing and shifting his weight while holding on to a rope on the front, similar to a powered surfboard -
Fiberglass
Around the mid 1960s, boats made of glass-reinforced plastic, more commonly known as fiberglass, became popular, especially for recreational boats -