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On the Bottom

Edward Ellsberg

3.9/5 ( 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: Paperback

Publisher: NAL

Release: April 06, 2004

ISBN: 0451211510

ISBN 13: 9780451211514

On the Bottom

Edward Ellsberg

3.9/5 ( 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: Paperback

Publisher: NAL

Release: April 06, 2004

ISBN: 0451211510

ISBN 13: 9780451211514

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