Manitowoc-built WWII submarine USS Puffer survived one of the most intense depth-charge attacks on record
USS Puffer launched on Nov. 22, 1942, and on Oct. 9, 1943, during its maiden voyage, encountered an escort destroyer leading ...
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A ' Leak in the Engine Room' Sealed the Fate of a U.S. Navy Submarine
marking the worst submarine disaster in U.S. Navy history. -While the exact cause remains uncertain, a Navy investigation suggested that a leak in the engine room led to reactor shutdown and ...
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400 Years of Subs
While on sea trials, the spanking new U.S. Navy Squalus, SS-192, sank in 240 feet of water when an incompletely closed valve caused flooding in the engine ... A typical WWII U.S. submarine ...