Under Pressure The Final Voyage of Submarine S-Five

In 1917, the American Navy entered a new era in sea power with the introduction of the S-Class submarine. But questions remained about its reliability. In 1920, on its first, fateful voyage, the S-Five would attempt to provide answers. But after a senior crew member failed to close a valve during a crash dive, the S-Five was flooded with seawater and stranded 180 feet beneath the Atlantic. Her main electrical system, her radio, and one of her drive motors were rendered inoperable. The S-Five was not expected in Baltimore for two more days but had only forty hours of oxygen left -- while her batteries gave off an asphyxiating cloud of chlorine gas. Trapped on the ocean floor, the S-Five and her crew were on their own. What happened next as the S-Five's indomitable captain and his brave men worked in near-darkness to save themselves with nothing but ratchet drills and hacksaws made naval history. An amazing tale of courage, endurance, and incredible resourcefulness, Under Pressure is that most remarkable of books -- a true story more dramatic than fiction. Book jacket.Hill, A. J. is the author of 'Under Pressure The Final Voyage of Submarine S-Five', published 2003 under ISBN 9780451209115 and ISBN 0451209117.