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Originally Posted by Targets Guy
Tragic day.
My dad, a WWII navy vet, knew a diver who helped rescue the USS Squalus which sank in 1939. She was raised, renamed the USS Sailfish and won 9 battle stars in WWII.
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Wasn't that the first time they used the 'diving bell' to rescue submariners.
Funny store: A friend of mine from the Boston area knew a family that had a stove/oven that came off the Squalus. It was referred to as the 'Squalus stove'.
