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1925 USS S-51 submarine disaster...



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September 28, 1925

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., September 28, 1925

* USS S-51 class submarine
* U.S. - United States Navy
* 'City of Rome' collision  disaster


The front page has a banner headline: "PLAN TO BRING WRECKED S-51 TO SURFACE TODAY; SLIGHT HOPE THAT ANY OF 33 WILL BE FOUND ALIVE" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display. Coverage on the sinking the USS S-51 (SS-162) submarine near Block Island off of Rhode Island.
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.

Category: The 20th Century