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SUB-3: USS S-19 (S-Class)

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HURL Artifact No. SUB-3 *Denotes approximations and speculations
Name: USS S-19 Lost: 18-Dec-1938
Artifact Type: Submarine Found: 15-Mar-2005
Nationality: USA Dive No: PIV-134
Class or Make: S Class Location: Ewa
Model: S-1 Depth (m): 400m
Purpose: Fast attack HURL crew: T. Kerby, M. Cremer, D. Bloedorn
Serial Number: SS-124 Additional Dives:
Built/Launched: 6/21/1920; Fore River Shipyard, Quincy MA
Length: 219' 3"
Width: 20' 8"
Height: 15' 11"
Circumstance of Loss: Scuttled Crew Personnel/Position: 42 Officers and Men
Reason of Loss: Determined in excess of London Naval Treaty of 1930 Crew Survivals/Fatalities: n/a
Artifact History: On 13 January 1925, S-19 was underway from the Portsmouth Navy Yard to New London. In heavy fog, S-19 ran aground on the southern coast of Cape Cod. Heavy surf made it impossible to reach the submarine, or to even pass a line, until late in the evening of the following day. By the morning of the 15th, the crew of S-19 was safely ashore. Further efforts later freed the submarine from the shoal. It operated out of Pearl Harbor from October 1930 to December 1936.
Artifact Condition: Sub is heavily encrusted and lying on it's port side. It is largely stripped down. Conning tower is missing with the exception of a 6" shirt around it. Reach rods used in scuttling are visible. Screw is removed. Large rivets are visible. Hatches are visible.
Additional Information: There are no known examples of an S-class submarine in existence with the exception of 5 submerged. (S-4, -19, -26, -37,-49)

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