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flashlight. We were confident we could stay alive for forty-eight hours. ...The high pressure and foul air gave us severe headaches. We did very little moving or talking; it excited our hearts too much. ...We heard scraping on the hull for hours. A couple of times we felt the O-5 being lifted, and then we got tossed roughly when the slings broke. We knew they were hard after us. This buoyed our hopes for rescue tremendously. ...Finally, the sub began to be tilted upward slowly. We felt we would escape this time, but it seemed like forever. The last 20 minutes were unbearable. We heard our comrades walking on deck. Breault opened the hatch and we could see daylight. We were saved!!!
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and I separated to pound on each of the boat’s sides. In this way, the rescuers would know that there were two of us. Breault played a kind of tune with his hammer, indicating to the diver that we were in good shape and cheerful. Neither of us knew Morse Code. We had no food or water, and only a
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William J. Sharkey noticed that the submarine's batteries were giving off toxic gas. Sharkey informed his commanding officer and the two went forward in the submarine to investigate. The batteries then exploded killing LTJG Sharkey and fatally injuring LCDR Trevor. LTJG Sharkey was posthumously
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pulled. Again, the cable broke. All through the day, the men worked. Shreaves had been in his diving suit nearly 24 hours. As noon on the 29th approached, the crane was ready for another lift, this time with buoyancy being added by blowing water out of the flooded Engine Room. Then, just after
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and struck the submarine on the starboard side of the control room, opening a hole some ten feet long and penetrating the number one main ballast tank. The submarine rolled sharply to port – then back to starboard – and sank bow first in 42 feet of water.
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521 long tons (529 t) on the surface and 629 long tons (639 t) submerged. The O-class submarines had a crew of 29 officers and enlisted men. They had a diving depth of 200 feet (61.0 m).
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and Lawrence Brown, were trapped in the forward torpedo room, which they sealed against the flooding of the submarine. Local engineers and divers were able to rig cranes and other equipment and lift
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Two missing men’s bodies were recovered from alongside the boat and interred at the Mount Hope Cemetery in the Canal Zone. Petty Officer Clyde E. Hughes’ body was never found.
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was on the other side of the slide, assisting in clearing the Canal. The excavation shifted into high gear and by 2:00pm on the afternoon of the sinking, the crane barge
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The O-class submarines were designed to meet a Navy requirement for coastal defense boats. The submarines had a length of 172 feet 3 inches (52.5 m)
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far enough off the bottom that the bow broke the surface, exposing a hatch which led to the compartment where the two men were trapped, allowing them to be freed.
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was operating with other units of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet under the command of Commander Submarine Force, Coco Solo, Canal Zone. At approximately 0630,
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hoist. Now the lift began. As the crane took a strain, the lift cables broke. Shreaves and his crew worked another cable set under the bow and again
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valueless for future naval service. She was stripped of valuable fittings and equipment when sold for $ 3,125. Her original cost had been $ 638,000.
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and captained by Master W.A. Card, was underway toward Dock No. 6 at Cristobal. Through a series of maneuvering errors and miscommunication, the SS
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in the bow. They carried four reloads, for a total of eight torpedoes. The O-class submarines were also armed with a single retractable
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broke the surface. Men from the salvage force quickly opened the torpedo room hatch, and Breault and Brown emerged into the fresh air.
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Lieutenant Harrison Avery was held responsible for the collision on 26 November 1923, but a later Court of Naval Inquiry cleared the
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Motor Machinist’s Mate First Class Clyde E. Hughes, Mess Attendant First Class Fred C. Smith, Fireman First Class Thomas T. Metzler
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arrived about midnight, and by early morning, the cable tunnel had been dug, the cable run, and a lift was attempted.
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of blame for the collision. At the time of his death, in October 1934, Lieutenant Commander Avery commanded the
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5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) surfaced
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Salvage efforts began immediately, and divers were sent down from a salvage tug that arrived from
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was sticken from the Navy List on 28 April 1924 and sold for scrap on 12 December 1924.
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and sank in less than a minute. Three men died; 16 others escaped Two crewmembers,
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on 28 April 1924, she was raised and later sold as a hulk to R.K. Morris in
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waters; however, hostilities had ceased before the vessels reached the
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on 3 November 1918 with a 20-submarine contingent bound for
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U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History
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The Navy Book of Distinguished Service. 1921. pg. 128.
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For surface running, the boats were powered by two 440-
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of 18 feet 1 inch (5.5 m) and a mean
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List of submarine classes of the United States Navy
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On 28 October, as 29: 27:O-class submarine of the United States 1035:Grigore Jr., Julius (February 1972). 812: 810: 808: 52: 7: 1854:Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts 1844:Lost submarines of the United States 275:(26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 220:740 hp (550 kW) (electric) 177:629 long tons (639 t) submerged 1012:"Submarine Hero: TM2 Henry Breault" 187:172 ft 3 in (52.5 m) 174:521 long tons (529 t) surfaced 1000:from websites or documents of the 910:Grigore (February 1972) pp. 54-60. 144:Sunk in collision, 28 October 1923 25: 1839:United States submarine accidents 203:14 ft 5 in (4.4 m) 195:18 ft 1 in (5.5 m) 1829:United States O-class submarines 1802: 1797: 1120:United States O-class submarines 996: This article incorporates 991: 967: 962: 567:, preparatory to transiting the 54: 33: 1864:Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea 781:was at fault in the collision. 458:Fore River Shipbuilding Company 431:The boats were armed with four 690:Divers worked to tunnel under 241:2 × 370 hp (276 kW) 232:2 × 440 hp (328 kW) 1: 1869:Submarines sunk in collisions 1049:United States Naval Institute 983:. 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Index

USS O-5 (SS-66)

Fore River Shipbuilding
Quincy, Massachusetts
O-class submarine
bhp
NELSECO
diesel engines
New York Navy Yard
electric motors
cell
batteries
knots
18-inch (450 mm)
torpedo tubes
torpedos
3"/50 caliber
deck gun
O-class submarines
United States Navy
overall
beam
draft
displaced
brake-horsepower
NELSECO
diesel engines
propeller shaft
New York Navy Yard
electric motor

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