K-13 (British submarine), 35
Kelley, John R., 18, 31, 33, 35–37, 39–40, 42, 43, 49, 55, 58–60, 70, 72, 77, 84–88, 90, 92, 98–103, 105–108, 116–118, 123, 137–138, 158–159, 162, 164, 166–168, 179, 182, 195–199
Kelly, Lieutenant, 13, 196
King, Ernest J., 13, 193, 194, 203, 205–207, 210, 216, 217
Kingston valves, 34, 64–66, 134, 175, 182, 201
Kyle, Dewey G., 4, 26
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Lansdowne, Commander, 9
Lawton, Walter Edward
Lemler, Lieutenant, 13
Lenney, Lieutenant Commander, 13, 21, 61, 64, 116
L’Heureux, 73–76, 84
Light Cruiser Squadron, 18
Lighthouse Service, 19, 44, 91
Lindsay, Brady Domore
Long Island Sound, 5, 207
Loughman, Chief Gunner, 47
LSTs
Lumnite, 132
Lyra, Michael, 4, 26
Madden, Joe, 87, 196–197
Man of War Rock, 209–217
Martha’s Vineyard, 90
Martin, George Henry
Massawa, Ethiopia
McCarthy, John Joseph
McLagan, 158–159, 182, 195–196, 199
Medal of Honor, 126
Men Under the Sea (Ellsberg)
Merchant & Miners Transportation Company
Michel, Fred
Michels, Mike, 18, 31, 40, 42, 46, 54–55, 65, 66, 72, 81, 87, 92, 96, 105, 115, 123, 136, 140, 142, 147, 152, 154, 164, 172, 175, 176, 182, 197–199, 201, 216, 218
Milot, Oscar Joseph
Mims, Frank Lester
Mitchell, Colonel, 9
Monarch derrick, 7–8
Motor room, 77–78, 105–114, 131, 193
Narragansett Bay, 52, 89
Naval Air Service, 9
Navy Cross
Navy Department, 8–12, 87
New London Submarine Base, 5, 13, 18
Newport, Rhode Island, 6, 7, 44–45, 52, 53, 61, 62, 181
New York Navy Yard, 5, 13, 18, 33, 58, 67, 84, 85, 87, 132, 178, 207, 209, 211, 213, 217, 219–220
New York Shipbuilding
Niedermair, John C., 13, 60, 94, 109, 110, 113, 114, 132, 135, 137, 142, 153, 173, 174, 178, 186, 187, 188, 190, 198, 200, 203–205, 210–212, 216–218
Nimitz, Cheater
Nitrogen, 16
No Banners, No Bugles (Ellsberg)
Noble, Robert S.
Normandy invasion
O-9 (SS-70)
Ocean Steamship Company
Oxygen-intoxication, 27, 75
Oxygen poisoning, 16
Panama Submarine Flotilla, 112
Paralysis, 14, 16
Paulding (Coast Guard cutter)
Pearl Harbor
Penobscot (tugboat), 13, 28, 43, 127
Pino, Harlow Milton
Plunkett, Admiral, 10, 11, 13, 45, 207
Point Judith, 5, 8, 81, 170, 186, 189, 191, 192, 196, 198, 199, 206
Point Judith Light, 90
Pontoons, 12, 52–63, 92–98, 115, 118, 147–150, 152–159, 165–167, 169, 170, 172–190, 192–202, 209–215
Portland cement, 132
Provincetown, Cape Cod
Race, The, 5, 207
Recompression chamber, 7, 13, 44, 60, 75, 82, 124, 181
Report on Salvage Operations
Submarine S-51 (Ellsberg)
Rodgers, John, 9
Rundquist, Karl, 62–63
Sagamore (tugboat), 13, 45, 46, 47, 52, 61–63, 79–80, 91, 92, 118, 127, 145, 148, 150, 152, 157, 158, 165, 170, 178, 183, 189, 198–200, 203, 206, 207, 209, 210, 216–219
Salvage operation of S-51
awards and advancements following, 222
blowing ballast tanks, 64–66, 182
blowing out and sealing up motor room, 77–78, 105–114, 131, 193
closing valves in engine room, 21–31
cutting of mast, 179–180
diver accidents, 73–76
divers assigned to, 18, 72
diving school for, 84–88
Ellsberg’s first dive, 98–104
hatch covers, 67–71
innovations and inventions following
lashing pontoons, 172–185
letting go mushroom anchor, 116–117
Navy Department and, 9–11
partial raising of bow on June 22, 1926 186–191
personnel assigned to, 13
pontoons, 52–63, 92–98, 115, 118, 147–150, 152–159, 165–167, 169, 170, 172–185, 186–190, 192–202, 209–215
preparation of site, 19–20
removal of fuel, 137–138
S-50 as rehearsal ship, 5–7, 13, 21, 26, 27, 33, 35, 40–42, 61, 64, 68, 83, 87, 115, 116, 119, 127, 131, 132, 134, 137, 139, 142, 170, 188
sealing up aft, 105–114
sealing up control room, 32–43, 47–51, 64, 203–204
sealing up engine room, 139–144, 177, 193
ships assigned to, 12–13
tunnels dug, 119–129, 160–165
use of torch, 58–60, 85, 86, 97, 98–101, 106, 107, 116–118, 156, 179–180, 182, 195–196
weather conditions, 44–46, 52, 53, 61–62, 79–81, 83, 93, 94, 118, 145, 147–152, 160, 163, 165, 170–172, 178–181, 186–191, 204
Sanders, Chief Torpedoman, 87, 154–157
Sauer, Lieutenant, 90
Savannah Line
Schissel, Solomon, 73, 213–215
Schofield, James Marland
Shea, Frank Archibald
Sheehan, John Joseph
Shenandoah (airplane), 9
Shinn, Lieutenant, 61
Smith, Augustus Alexander
Smith, Francis, 18, 21–25, 27, 29–31, 68–72, 88, 105, 106, 121–123, 132, 133, 135, 136, 139–144, 165, 167–168, 183, 184, 192–195, 199, 221–222
Snyder, Herbert Eadleman
Somerset (steamship)
Southeast Light, 90
Spanish Armada, 14
“Squeeze,” 15, 30, 85, 86
Stillson wrench, 57
Submersible pontoons (see Pontoons)
Survivors of collision, 4, 26, 77, 111
Suwanee (steamship)
Teschemacher, Frederick Peter
Teschemacher, William Charles
Thomas, Charles Carrol
Tibbals, Gunner, 124, 187
Tide Water Oil Company (Tydol)
Tiller room, 111
Tomb, Captain, 13, 61, 62
Torch, use of, 58–60, 85, 86, 97, 98–101, 106, 107, 116–118, 156, 179–180, 182, 195–196
Torpedo School, Newport, 6, 7, 44
Torpedo Station Island, 52, 53
Treasure ships, sunken, 14
Triffit, Stephen Hartley
Triton, 170
Tunnels, 119–129, 160–165
Under the Red Sea Sun (Ellsberg)
United States (derrick), 52–53, 89, 196
U.S. Naval Academy, 168, 221
U.S. Navy Submarine Force
Library and Museum
Groton
USS Arizona (BB-39)
USS Falcon (ASR-2)
rescue efforts by, 5–7
salvage efforts by, 9, 12–13, 19–23, 28, 44–47, 50, 54–62, 69–83, 79, 87–97, 103, 108–110, 118, 119, 125–129, 135–142, 145–151, 154, 156–160, 163–167, 170–174, 176, 178–181, 184–210, 212, 216–219, 221, 222
USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
USS S-3 203, 204
USS S-4 126
USS S-5 33, 194
USS S-50 5–7, 13, 21, 26, 27, 33, 35, 40–42, 61, 64, 68, 83, 87, 115, 116, 119, 127, 131, 132, 134, 137, 139, 142, 170, 188
USS S-51 (hull number SS-162)
bell of, 106, 167–168, 221–222
collision with City of Rome, 1–4, 37, 112
corpses on, 22, 23, 36–37, 49, 77, 78, 81, 220
in drydock, 219–220
findings of Court of Inquiry
launch and commission of
masthead and sidelights of, 1
position of, 5
radio antenna and rigging of, 20
raising, 203–205
report of accident, 4, 5
rescue efforts, 5–8
salvage of (see Salvage operation of S-51)
shipwrecked on Man of War Rock, 209–217
size of
sold for scrapping
survivors of collision, 4, 26, 77, 111
towing to New York Navy Yard, 206–210, 217–219
USS Squalus
USS Vestal (AR-4), 13, 19, 26, 35, 44–47, 55, 61–62, 68, 80, 81, 83, 88, 90, 94, 127, 132, 134–137, 140, 142, 146, 152, 163, 168, 170, 171, 188, 196, 198, 203, 206, 207, 209
Waldren, Lomie, 160–161
Weather conditions, 44–46, 52, 53, 61–62, 79–81, 83, 93, 94, 118, 145, 147–152, 160, 163, 165, 170–172, 178–181, 186–191, 204
Weaver, 93–95, 152, 158, 165, 190
Westerly, Rhode Island, 206
Westinghouse Company, 43
Wickwire, William, 112–114, 136, 156, 164, 182–184, 190, 197, 198, 201–203
Wills, Robert Holland
Wilson, Raymond “Tugboat,” 18, 46–51, 57–58, 64–66, 72, 77, 78, 88, 95–96, 105, 116–118, 123, 127–129, 132–134, 145, 148, 157, 162–165, 175–176, 196
Wiseman, Frank Collins
Young, Cassin
About the Author
Edward Ellsberg (1891–1983) graduated first in his class from the United States Naval Academy in 1914. After he did a stint aboard the USS Texas, the navy sent Ellsberg to Massachusetts Institute of Technology for postgraduate training in naval architecture. In 1925, he played a key role in the salvage of the sunken submarine USS S-51 and became the first naval officer to qualify as a deep-sea diver. Ellsberg later received the Distinguished Service Medal for his innovations and hard work.
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