Photo #: NH 57898
USS Squalus (SS-192) Salvage Operations, 1939
Air comes to the surface during blowing of salvage pontoons to
lift Squalus off the sea bottom, 12 August 1939. There
were separate groups of pontoons supporting the sunken submarine's
bow and stern. Three pontoons were located at the top of the
lift line in each location and surfaced during the 12 August
lift. One more pontoon remained underwater on the bow line and
three more on the stern line when this lift was completed.
Photographed by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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