The Greatest Submarine Rescue Ever: Saving the Squalus
On the morning of May 23, 1939, the submarine USS Squalus slipped beneath the storm-tossed surface of the Atlantic on a sea trial. Minutes into the maneuver, she began flooding …
USS Sailfish (SS-192) - Wikipedia
USS Sailfish (SS-192), was a US Sargo-class submarine, originally named Squalus. As Squalus, the submarine sank off the coast of New Hampshire during test dives on 23 May 1939. The …
Squalus (SS-192) - Sinking, Rescue of Survivors, and Salvage
Aug 15, 2016 · USS Squalus (SS-192), a diesel-electric submarine built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire and commissioned there on 1 March 1939, suffered a …
Navy Divers Earn the Medal of Honor Saving the USS Squalus (SS …
May 24, 2022 · Following an engine failure during test dives on May 12, 1939 the submarine USS Squalus sank. The ship had 56 crew and 3 civilian contractors on board. The main engine air …
The Rescue of the USS Squalus (SS-192) - NHHC
The submarine USS Squalus (SS-192) suffered a catastrophic valve failure during a test dive off the Isle of Shoals at 0740 on 23 May 1939. The partially flooded submarine sank and came to …
The Rescue of the Submarine USS Squalus - The Maritime …
Jul 23, 2023 · On the morning of May 23, 1939, the American Sargo-class submarine Squalus was underway for trial maneuvers and dives off the coast of New Hampshire near Isle of …
USS Squalus Rescue: World Awaits News of Sailors’ Fate
On May 24, 1939, 33 men had only hours to live aboard the downed submarine USS Squalus. The sub had sunk under the waters off the New Hampshire and Maine coast during a test run. …
Heroism in the Deep: The 1939 Rescue of the USS Squalus
Feb 24, 2019 · The Squalus hits the bottom of the ocean stern first off the coast of Portsmouth New Hampshire to rest in 240 feet of water. Thirty-three of the 59 crew members survived in …
Squalus Disaster, Rescue, Gripped a Nation on the Eve of War
Jul 13, 2021 · When the submarine USS Squalus (SS 192) and her 59 crewmen sank off New Hampshire on May 23, 1939, the crew’s struggle for survival and the courage of rescuers kept …
The Rescue and Recovery of the USS Squalus - Duke University
USS Squalus (SS-192), a diesel-electric submarine built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire and commissioned there on 1 March 1939, suffered a …