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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,897 posts)
Mon May 25, 2026, 10:59 AM 3 hrs ago

On May 23, 1939, 26 sailors and civilians died when the USS Squalus sank off the coast of New Hampshire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_23

• 1939 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.

Thu May 23, 2024: On this day, May 23, 1939, 26 sailors and civilians died when the USS Squalus sank off the coast of New Hampshire.
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