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Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
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Navy divers in Portsmouth, N.H., on May 31 worked 240 feet underwater to connect air pressure systems in the sunken submarine Squalus's forward compartments, part of the plan to salvage the vessel that sank on May 23 with 26 dead, using chains and pontoons to raise it gradually.
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Portsmouth, N. H., May 31.-(AP)
--Navy divers, toiling on the task of
raising the sunken submarine Squa-
lus and her 26 dead, descended 240
feet below the surface today, to at-
tach connections with which to build
up air pressure in the submarine's
water-free forward compartments.
The operation was one of the pre-
liminaries to the salvage plan, which
called for attaching heavy chains
and pontoons to the sunken craft
forward and aft, and raising her a
little at a time, gradually moving
her to shallower water. Once in
water 100 to 120 feet deep, salvage
officials said, the problem of bring-
ing the submarine to the surface
would be greatly simplified.
Building up of air pressure in the
forward compartments, which were
not flooded when the Squalus sank
May 23, was necessary, they ex-
plained, to support not only the
hull, but especially bulkheads now
resisting water pressure of 109
pounds per square inch. The sal-
vage workers are counting upon
maintaining the buoyancy of the
forward section in the task of rais-
ing the Squalus to the surface.
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Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Portsmouth, N. H.
Event Date
May 31
Outcome
26 dead
Event Details
Navy divers descended 240 feet below the surface to attach connections for building up air pressure in the submarine Squalus's water-free forward compartments as a preliminary to the salvage plan, which involves attaching heavy chains and pontoons forward and aft to raise her gradually to shallower water. The forward compartments were not flooded when the Squalus sank on May 23, and building air pressure is necessary to support the hull and bulkheads resisting 109 pounds per square inch water pressure.