Robert F. Flemming Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert F. Flemming Jr.

African American soldier and inventor

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1919

Profession: inventor, soldier

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Robert Francis Flemming Jr.
(July 1839 – February 23, 1919) was an African-American inventor and Union sailor in the American Civil War.
He was the first crew member aboard the USS Housatonic to spot the H.L.
Hunley before it sank the USS Housatonic.
The sinking of USS Housatonic is renowned as the first sinking of an enemy ship in combat by a submarine.