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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
On the BottomPublisher's Preface Introduction Chapter I: Collision Chapter II. On the S-51 Chapter III. Rescue Efforts Chapter IV: Vacillation Chapter V: The Salvage Problem Chapter VI: Diving Chapter VII: The Divers Chapter VIII: Off Block Island Chapter IX: In the Engine Room Chapter X: The First Snag Chapter XI: The Control Room Chapter XII: Another Struggle Chapter XIII: The First Pontoon Chapter XIV: Blowing the Ballast Tanks Chapter XV: Outside the Control Room Chapter XVI: A Lost Diver Chapter XVII: The Motor Room Chapter XVIII: Winter Chapter XIX: A Diving School Chapter XX: Lost, a Submarine Chapter XXI: Pontoons Again Chapter XXII: My First Dive Chapter XXIII: Sealing Up Aft Chapter XXIV: The Torch Solves a Problem Chapter XXV: The First Tunnel Chapter XXVI: The Cement Gun Chapter XXVII: An Ocean Oil Well Chapter XXVIII: The Engine Room Hatch Chapter XXIX: More Pontoons Chapter XXX: A Tug of War Chapter XXXI: The Last Tunnel Chapter XXXII: Lashing Up Chapter XXXIII: June 22, 1926 Chapter XXXIV: Still More Pontoons Chapter XXXV: July 5, 1926 Chapter XXXVI: The Tow Chapter XXXVII: Man of War Rock Chapter XXXVIII: The Bell Chapter XXXIX: The End Glossary Publisher's Afterword Appendix A: Final Sailing List Appendix B: Additional Sources Appendix C: S-51 Schematics Index
On the BottomPublisher's Preface Introduction Chapter I: Collision Chapter II. On the S-51 Chapter III. Rescue Efforts Chapter IV: Vacillation Chapter V: The Salvage Problem Chapter VI: Diving Chapter VII: The Divers Chapter VIII: Off Block Island Chapter IX: In the Engine Room Chapter X: The First Snag Chapter XI: The Control Room Chapter XII: Another Struggle Chapter XIII: The First Pontoon Chapter XIV: Blowing the Ballast Tanks Chapter XV: Outside the Control Room Chapter XVI: A Lost Diver Chapter XVII: The Motor Room Chapter XVIII: Winter Chapter XIX: A Diving School Chapter XX: Lost, a Submarine Chapter XXI: Pontoons Again Chapter XXII: My First Dive Chapter XXIII: Sealing Up Aft Chapter XXIV: The Torch Solves a Problem Chapter XXV: The First Tunnel Chapter XXVI: The Cement Gun Chapter XXVII: An Ocean Oil Well Chapter XXVIII: The Engine Room Hatch Chapter XXIX: More Pontoons Chapter XXX: A Tug of War Chapter XXXI: The Last Tunnel Chapter XXXII: Lashing Up Chapter XXXIII: June 22, 1926 Chapter XXXIV: Still More Pontoons Chapter XXXV: July 5, 1926 Chapter XXXVI: The Tow Chapter XXXVII: Man of War Rock Chapter XXXVIII: The Bell Chapter XXXIX: The End Glossary Publisher's Afterword Appendix A: Final Sailing List Appendix B: Additional Sources Appendix C: S-51 Schematics Index
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