Under Pressure: The Final Voyage of Submarine S-Five
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (818 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743236777 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The story of how they managed--just barely--to escape an underwater tomb will appeal to fans of Peter Maas's The Terrible Hours (though it's worth noting that the technology behind the 1939 Squalus rescue wasn't available to the men trapped in the S-Five) and Blind Man's Bluff by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew. All they had was their own ingenuity and the remarkable leader Lt. "The sea is notoriously unforgiving, but it reserves its harshest penalties for those who venture beneath its surface," writes U.S. A faulty induction valve had flooded, leaving 40 men stranded at a depth of 180 feet, about 50 miles off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey. Commander Savvy Cooke. Navy veteran A.J. The captain and crew of the S-Five submarine learned this gloomy fact the hard way in 1920, when they tested their new boat's ability to "crash dive"--submerse as quickly as possible--and sank straight to the bottom of the ocean. --John J. Nobody knew
Follows the dramatic 1920 struggle by Lieutenant Commander Charles M. Cooke, Jr., and the crew of the Navy sub S-5 to escape their sinking submarine and attract the attention of a rescue ship before they all drowned.
"A Real-Life Thriller!" according to S. Sharp. The story of the S-5 is one I've been familiar with my whole life, the executive officer LT Grisham (whose nickname was "Jim" not "Charlie") was my grandfather. He and his wife Mary were not getting ready to start a family, my mother was four years old at the time. I don't want to give away the ending, so I think I needed to make clear that my existence was not predicated on LT Grisham's survival.The book is a real page-turner, I read it in one sitting. Although I was well aware of the outcome, Mr. Hill kept me enthralled. My heart was beating fast and my hands were sweaty. It is an inspiring. Required reading for all submarine enthusiast msinc This is an absolute "must read" for any submarine buff, but especially so if you like "S" boats. Not just for the on edge excitement of the accident and rescue but for life in general as a submariner onboard an S-class sub in the early years of the silent service. Not much reading of this quality is available covering this time span in the subs and "Under Pressure" strikes the nail on the head. This book is proof that you dont have to have a war to have heroes, highly recommended reading.. "Required reading for all submarine enthusiast" according to msinc. This is an absolute "must read" for any submarine buff, but especially so if you like "S" boats. Not just for the on edge excitement of the accident and rescue but for life in general as a submariner onboard an S-class sub in the early years of the silent service. Not much reading of this quality is available covering this time span in the subs and "Under Pressure" strikes the nail on the head. This book is proof that you dont have to have a war to have heroes, highly recommended reading.