Coast Guard Reports on the S-4 Submarine Disaster

Item Information

Title:
Coast Guard Reports on the S-4 Submarine Disaster
Description:
Reports from the Commander In Charge of Wood End Station, and related material on the collision of the C. G. Destroyer and S-4 submarine off Wood End Light on December 17, 1927, a disaster that resulted in the death of all aboard the submerged submarine, despite repeated attempts of rescue before the crew ran out of air.
Format:
Documents
Location:
Provincetown History Preservation Project
Collection (local):
Provincetown Municipal Collection
Subjects:
Death
Drowning
Lifesaving
Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown
Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century
Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Provincetown
Places:
Massachusetts > Barnstable (county) > Provincetown
Link to Item:
http://www.provincetownhistoryproject.com/archives/6133
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Language:
English
Notes (date):
192712
Identifier:
004_121_321