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On This Day | A Curious Piece of Naval History
Author
Josh Wolsky
Photograph of the new U. S. submarine S-48 standing on her bow near Bridgeport, Conn., with rescue tug standing by. The submarine sank during a trial trip and her crew, shifting ballast until she stood on end, escaped through the torpedo tubes.
1921-12-22 | Ward County Independent
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Two weeks after sinking due to an unsecured hatch, the submarine was raised an later recommissioned, and continued service through World War II.
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