"The Squalus Story" refers to the sinking of the USS Squalus (SS-192) on May 23, 1939, and its subsequent unprecedented rescue of 33 surviving crewmen using the McCann rescue chamber. The submarine sank during a test dive due to a mechanical failure, but the trapped survivors were rescued by divers from the USS Falcon. The Squalus was later raised, repaired, and recommissioned as the USS Sailfish, which had a distinguished career in World War II.
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