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45k | Launching day for the S-50 (SS-161), at Lake Torpedo Boat Co., Bridgeport, CT., 18 June 1921. | Photo courtesy of Ric Hedman. | |
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717k | This is the new U.S. submarine S-51 (SS-162), tied up at the Washinton Navy Yard, where it was inspected by members of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs. The undersea boat is more than 240 feet long, equipped with every modern device, and takes only fifty-eight seconds to submerge. | Image and text provided by University of Ohio. Photo from The Democratic Banner (Mt. Vernon Ohio) 1 August 1922, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Photo added 11/08/10. |
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155k | Port side view of the S-50 (SS-161), underway, 1922, probably on her shakedown cruise off the New England coast. | USN photo # 19-N-8509 courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. | |
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131k | Part of the S-50's (SS-161) crew pose alongside in the early 1920's. | US Navy photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. |
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49k | S-51 & what is probably S-50 (SS-161) alongside, circa 1922-25. | USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. | |
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117k | S-50 (SS-161) on maneuvers in the Atlantic, circa 1924. Note that the launch is towing two torpedoes, one from each quarter. | US Navy photo # 80-G-1024953, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham. Text courtesy of Ric Hedman. | |
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139k | S-16 (SS-121) & next to her is possibly the S-50 (SS-161) with another unknown S-boat and 4 unidentified R-boats alongside their tender, Shawmut (CM-4), probably in the Panama Canal area, circa 1924. | US Navy photo # 80-G-1024884, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham. | |
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44k | This and the next photo were both taken during the S-51 (SS-162) salvage operation. The first one was taken on 5 July 1926, the day the S-51 was finally brought to the surface. The S-50 (SS-161) had just emptied her air banks into hoses that led down to the S-51. The air was used to empty the engine and motor rooms of water. The S-3 (SS-107) stood by with full air banks to take over the operation. The S-50 reported her air all gone. The S-3 maneuvered to get alongside her. (Sept. 1925). | Photo originally appeared in Edward Ellsberg's 1929 book, On the Bottom
which told the story of the S-51 salvage. Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Dave Johnston (USNR). US Navy photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. |
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114k | The S-50 (SS-161) came alongside the repair ship Vestal (AR-4) for a divers rehearsal (Oct. 1925). The S-50 was being used as a diver training ship. Techniques for installing special salvage hatches on the S-51 (SS-162) were first practiced on the S-50 so that the divers could work out the procedures prior to getting into the water. | US Navy photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. | |
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55k | Engine room salvage hatch-practice S-50 (SS-161). | Photo originally appeared in Edward Ellsberg's 1929 book, On the Bottom
which told the story of the S-51 salvage. US Navy photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. |
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