Photo #: NH 57899
USS Squalus (SS-192) Salvage Operations, 1939
Salvage pontoons surfacing as they lift Squalus 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
surfaced during the 12 August lift. One more pontoon remained
underwater on the bow line and three more on the stern line when
this lift was completed.
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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