Photo #: NH 57897
USS Squalus (SS-192) Salvage Operations, 1939
Divers closing valves in salvage pontoons after Squalus
had been lifted off the sea bottom, 12 August 1939. There were
separate groups of pontoons supporting the sunken submarine's
bow and stern. Three pontoons were located at the top of the
lift line in each location, and came to the surface during the
12 August lift. One of these groups is seen here. After this
lift, one more pontoon remained underwater on the bow line and
three more on the stern line.
Photographed by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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