On the Bottom : The Raising of the Submarine S-51.
Title:
On the Bottom : The Raising of the Submarine S-51.
Author:
Ellsberg, Edward.
ISBN:
9781480493650
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (391 pages)
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- 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 -- Image Gallery -- Glossary -- Index -- About the Author -- Copyright Page.
Abstract:
On September 25, 1925, the S-51 tragically sank to the ocean floor, and Edward Ellsberg was the man whose courage and determination brought it backThe sinking of the submarine S-51 was one of the greatest tragedies in American naval history. Due to a miscommunication and subsequent collision between the sub and a passing steamship on a September night, the S-51, including thirty-three of its crew of thirty-six, sank to the ocean depths. The tragedy of the S-51 captivated the nation, and was a fixture in the pages of American newspapers. The story took on a whole new dimension when the navy decided to take over the salvage of the thousand-ton behemoth from a civilian company. Heading the crew tasked with this impossible feat was Edward Ellsberg, at the time a lieutenant commander. On the Bottom is Ellsberg's account of the successes and failures he and his men experienced as they attempted an astonishing feat of engineering and bravery: the first salvage of a submarine from the open ocean..
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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