On the Bottom: The Raising of the Submarine S-51 by Edward Ellsberg

By Edward Ellsberg

On September 25, 1925, the S-51 tragically sank to the sea flooring, and Edward Ellsberg was once the guy whose braveness and resolution introduced it back

The sinking of the submarine S-51 was once one of many maximum tragedies in American naval background. because of a miscommunication and next collision among the sub and a passing steamship on a September evening, the S-51, together with thirty-three of its workforce of thirty-six, sank to the sea depths. The tragedy of the S-51 captivated the state, and was once a fixture within the pages of yank newspapers. the tale took on an entire new size whilst the army made up our minds to take over the salvage of the thousand-ton behemoth from a civilian company.
 
Heading the group tasked with this most unlikely feat was once Edward Ellsberg, on the time a lieutenant commander. On the Bottom is Ellsberg’s account of the successes and screw ups he and his males skilled as they tried an striking feat of engineering and bravado: the 1st salvage of a submarine from the open ocean.
 

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The results of these experiments indicated that [1! e feeding mechanism of the crganism affected the amount of activi~ assimilated, ‘2) ‘he solid ph~es were concentrated in preference to non-particulate matter, and (3) there was no evidence of fractionation of isotopes in the assimilated material. -effect program consisted of five projects under the categcriesof structure’:, crater survey, tree-stand stlwiies, ‘and minefield clearance. ’s of Program J were to: 1. CA,tain further -k&. on structural loading under air.

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