Photo #: NH 99235
Wreck of USS F-1 (Submarine # 20)
"A view of the deck hatch and after sail of the F-1
submarine that sank after a collision on December 17, 1917. The
submarine was located and filmed by the U.S. Navy oceanographic
research ship USNS De Steiguer (T-AGOR-12) during a routine
search for an aircraft that crashed into the ocean three years
ago." (quoted from the original photo caption, dated October
1975)
USS F-1 sank off the coast of California, with the loss
of 19 of her crew, after colliding with her sister, USS F-3
(Submarine # 22).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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