Resurgam
![A replica of one of the two Resurgam submarines that were built in 1878-79, was built in 1997 and is on display close to the Woodside terminal of the Mersey Ferry in Birkenhead, Wirral](/Images/godic/202502/07/Midget_sub_1350537.jpg")
![Sketch of the design of Resurgam II by George Garrett](/Images/godic/202502/07/Resurgam_II_sketch0537.jpg")
Resurgam (latin: "I shall rise again") is the name given to two early Victorian submarines designed and built in Britain by Reverend George Garrett as a weapon to penetrate the chain netting placed around ship hulls to defend against attack by torpedo vessels.