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On the Bottom: The Raising of the Submarine S-51

Edward Ellsberg

4.4/5 ( ratings)

In a collision with a steamship, City of Rome, on the night of September 25, 1925, the U.S. Navy Submarine S-51 sank in 132 feet of water, taking 33 sailors to the ocean floor. This is the story of the men charged with doing the impossible-raising the thousand ton sub from the bottom of the sea. Added to this modern classic of true adventure are a foreword and afterword giving specifics of the accident and the aftermath, additional photographs, a publisher's preface, and appendices.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Open Road Media

Release: June 24, 2014

On the Bottom: The Raising of the Submarine S-51

Edward Ellsberg

4.4/5 ( ratings)

In a collision with a steamship, City of Rome, on the night of September 25, 1925, the U.S. Navy Submarine S-51 sank in 132 feet of water, taking 33 sailors to the ocean floor. This is the story of the men charged with doing the impossible-raising the thousand ton sub from the bottom of the sea. Added to this modern classic of true adventure are a foreword and afterword giving specifics of the accident and the aftermath, additional photographs, a publisher's preface, and appendices.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Open Road Media

Release: June 24, 2014

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