USS Sailfish (SS-192), was a US Sargo-class submarine, originally named Squalus. As Squalus, the submarine sank off the coast of New Hampshire during test dives on 23 May 1939. The sinking drowned 26 crew members, but an ensuing rescue operation, using the McCann Rescue Chamber for the first time, saved the lives of the remaining 33 aboard.

USS Squalus (SS-192), a diesel-electric submarine built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire and commissioned there on 1 March 1939, suffered a catastrophic valve failure during...

May 23, 2014 · On 1 March 1939, USS SQUALUS (SS-192) was commissioned at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. By May, the boat was ready to stretch her legs in the waters off the coast of New Hampshire. Her first eighteen dives, which [...]

USS Sailfish (SS-192), 1939-1948. Named Squalus until 1940. USS Squalus, a 1450-ton Sargo class submarine, was built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine. Commissioned in March 1939, she was conducting test dives off the New Hampshire coast on 23 May when the main induction valve failed to close, flooding her after compartments.

Description, history, and photograph(s) of Submarine USS Sailfish (former Squalus) (SS-192) in WWII

The submarine USS Squalus (SS-192) suffered a catastrophic valve failure during a test dive off the Isle of Shoals at 0740 on 23 May 1939. The partially flooded submarine sank and came to rest...

Nov 9, 2020 · Perhaps the most famous U.S. Navy submarine peacetime disaster, mainly for the massive successful rescue effort after she sank off the Isle of Shoals on May 23rd, 1939. Commissioned in March 1939, SQUALUS was still being tested, and this day’s tests were viewed by the crew as routine.

Apr 15, 2014 · “USS SQUALUS (SS-192) is perhaps the most famous U.S. Navy submarine peacetime disaster, mainly for the massive successful rescue effort after she sank off the Isle of Shoals on May 23 rd, 1939. “Commissioned in March 1939, SQUALUS was still being tested, and this day’s tests were viewed by the crew as routine.

USS Sailfish (SS-192), a Sargo-class submarine, was originally named Squalus. Her keel was laid on 18 October 1937 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, as Squalus, the only ship of the United States Navy named for the squalus.

Dec 27, 2023 · The USS Sailfish departed Portsmouth and headed for the Pacific on 16 January 1941, travelling through the Panama Canal to reach Pearl Harbor in March. The submarine served with Submarines, Asiatic Fleet out of Manila until the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.