DIVING TRUK LAGOON
337' (103m), 1,400-ton Cruiser-Submarine launched on February 15th, 1934 and one of a class of six. This submarine was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7th, 1941. On April 2nd, 1944 while in Truk an air raid took place, and the submarine submerged. Afterward it failed to resurface, and a diver discovered that the upper valve of the storm ventilation tube in the aft part of the conning tower was open a couple of inches. Attempts to raise the sub failed, and the crew suffocated to death.
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Diving Truk Lagoon
