On the Bottom - The Tale of the Dangerous and Ground-Breaking Salvage of the Sunken S-51 (Paperback)

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--rising 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.

General

Imprint:	Portfolio
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	April 2004
Authors:	Edward Ellsberg
Introduction by:	Edward L. Beach
Dimensions:	227 x 154 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-451-21151-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > History > General
LSN:	0-451-21151-0
Barcode:	9780451211514

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