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USS Squalus (SS-192) -- Salvage --
Views probably taken on 13 July 1939

This page features views relating to the salvage of USS Squalus, probably taken on 13 July 1939, showing the ill-fated first attempt to lift the sunken submarine off the sea floor. The photographs are presented in approximately the order in which they were taken.

For other photographs concerning the salvage of USS Squalus, see:

  • USS Squalus (SS-192) -- Salvage, May - September 1939.

    For additional views relating to USS Squalus, see:

  • USS Sailfish (SS-192), 1939-1948. Named Squalus until 1940.

    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: USN 1149024

    Salvage of USS Squalus (SS-192), 1939


    A salvage pontoon surfaces during an attempt to lift Squalus from the sea bottom off the New Hampshire coast, in the Summer of 1939. The bow of USS Falcon (ASR-2) is at the extreme left.
    This appears to be the 13 July 1939 lift, in which Squalus' bow rose uncontrollably to the surface and then sank. If that is the case, the pontoon visible here is probably the upper pontoon of the lifting lines attached to the sunken submarine's bow.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 115KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1149024.

     
    Photo #: USN 1149027

    Salvage of USS Squalus (SS-192), 1939


    A salvage pontoon surfaces during an attempt to lift Squalus from the sea bottom off the New Hampshire coast, in the Summer of 1939. The bow of USS Falcon (ASR-2) is at the extreme left.
    This appears to be the 13 July 1939 lift, in which Squalus' bow rose uncontrollably to the surface and then sank. If that is the case, the pontoon visible here is probably one of two pontoons of the lifting lines attached to the sunken submarine's bow.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 129KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1149027.

     
    Photo #: USN 1149023

    Salvage of USS Squalus (SS-192), 1939


    A salvage pontoon surfaces during an attempt to lift Squalus from the sea bottom off the New Hampshire coast, in the Summer of 1939. USS Falcon (ASR-2) is at the left.
    This appears to be the 13 July 1939 lift, in which Squalus' bow rose uncontrollably to the surface and then sank. If that is the case, the pontoon visible here is probably one of the two pontoons of the lifting lines attached to the sunken submarine's bow.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 112KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1149023.

     
    Photo #: USN 1149025

    Salvage of USS Squalus (SS-192), 1939

    Squalus' bow breaks the surface during an attempt to lift her from the sea bottom off the New Hampshire coast, in the Summer of 1939. The bow of USS Falcon (ASR-2) is at the left.
    This appears to be the 13 July 1939 lift, in which Squalus' bow rose uncontrollably to the surface and then sank.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 125KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1149025.

     
    Photo #: USN 1149026

    Salvage of USS Squalus (SS-192), 1939

    Squalus' bow comes to the surface as personnel based on USS Falcon (ASR-2) struggle to refloat the sunken submarine, off the New Hampshire coast during the Summer of 1939.
    This appears to be the 13 July 1939 lift, in which Squalus' bow rose uncontrollably to the surface and then sank. If that is the case, the salvage pontoons nearby would include both bow line pontoons, plus the two upper pontoons on the stern lifting line.
    The ship's hull number ("192") is painted on her bow.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 105KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1149026.

     
    Photo #: USN 1149029

    Salvage of USS Squalus (SS-192), 1939

    Squalus' bow comes to the surface, during an attempt to lift her from the sea bottom off the New Hampshire coast, in the Summer of 1939.
    This appears to be the 13 July 1939 lift, in which Squalus' bow rose uncontrollably to the surface and then sank. If that is the case, the four salvage pontoons visible here are probably the two pontoons of the lifting lines attached to the submarine's bow, and the upper two pontoons of the stern lifting lines.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 127KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1149029.

     

    For other photographs concerning the salvage of USS Squalus, see:

  • USS Squalus (SS-192) -- Salvage, May - September 1939.

    For additional views relating to USS Squalus, see:

  • USS Sailfish (SS-192), 1939-1948. Named Squalus until 1940.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    11 July 2000