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NH 99235 Wreck of USS F-1

Photo #: NH 99235 Wreck of USS F-1
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Title: Wreck of USS F-1
Description: (Submarine # 20) A view of the deck hatch and after sail of the F-1 submarine that sank after a collision on December 17, 1917. The submarine was located and filmed by the U.S. Navy oceanographic research ship USNS De Steiguer (T-AGOR-12) during a routine search for an aircraft that crashed into the ocean three years ago. (quoted from the original photo caption, dated October 1975) USS F-1 sank off the coast of California, with the loss of 19 of her crew, after colliding with her sister, USS F-3 (Submarine # 22). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 99235
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