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.
By:
Edward Ellsberg Introduction by:
Edward L. Beach Imprint: Portfolio Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 227mm,
Width: 154mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 306g ISBN:9780451211514 ISBN 10: 0451211510 Pages: 272 Publication Date:06 April 2004 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for On the Bottom: The Tale of the Dangerous and Ground-Breaking Salvage of the Sunken S-51
"""Will surely rank among the epics of the sea."""
