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Asked Questions page. Austin, H.O. "Deeper Diving With
the Oxy-Helium Mixture for Breathing." United States Naval
Institute Proceedings 75, no.4 (Apr. 1949): 423-425. [Useful
background information, but not focused on Squalus.].
Barnes, Robert Hatfield. United States Submarines. New
Haven CT: H.F. Morse Associates, 1944. [See ch.16, "Major
Disasters - The S-51, S-4, Squalus, O-9," pp.84-88; and ch.17,
"Submarine Safety, Rescue, and Salvage," pp.89-97.].
Barrows, Nathaniel A. Blow All Ballast: The Story of the Squalus.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940.
Bartholomew, C.A. Mud, Muscle, and Miracles: Marine Salvage
in the U.S. Navy. Washington DC: Naval Historical Center and
Naval Sea Systems Command, 1990. [See "Deep-Sea Salvage (Squalus),"
pp. 40-44.].
Blakeslee, Victor F. "The Squalus
Comes Into Harbor." Sea Power (Oct. 1939): 8-9.
Cross, Wilbur. Challenges of the Deep: The Story of Submarines.
New York: W. Sloan Associates, 1959.
"Dead Dogfish: The Squalus Disaster and Rescue Apparatus."
Time 33 (5 Jun. 1939): 18-19.
Ellsberg, Edward. Men Under the Sea. New York: Dodd Mead,
1939. [See pp.344-365].
"Forty Fathoms Down: The Epic of the Submarine Squalus Poses
New Problems for the Navy." Newsweek 13 (5 Jun. 1939):
14-15.
LaVo, Carl. Back From the Deep: The Strange Story of the Sister
Subs Squalus and Sculpin. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press,
1994. [See ch.5, "The Last Dive of the Squalus, pp.
34-45 ; and ch.6 "The Rescue," pp.46-61.].
"The Loss of the Squalus."
Our Navy 34, no. 3 (1 Jul. 1939): 37-39, 56.
Maas, Peter. The Rescuer. New York: Harper & Row, 1967.[Charles
B. Momsen].
____. The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine
Rescue in History. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999.
[Charles B. Momsen].
Marolda, Edward J. The Washington Navy Yard: An Illustrated
History. Washington DC: Naval Historical Center, 1999. [See
p.59 for mention of the experimental diving unit within the context
of the history of the Washington Navy Yard, although there is
no mention of Squalus.].
Park, Edwards. "The Death Dive and Brave Rescue of the Squalus."
Smithsonian 16, no.10 (Jan. 1986): 102-110.
"The Salvage of the U.S. Submarine Squalus." Engineer
168 (15-22 Dec. 1939): 584-586, 606-608.
Stafford, Edward Peary. The Far and the Deep. New York:
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. [see pp. 107-134].
Searle, W.F. "A History of Man's Deep Submergence."
United States Naval Institute Proceedings 92, no. (Mar.
1966): 80-92. [general survey including Squalus].
"Sinking of the Squalus." Commonweal 30 (9 Jun.
1939): 170-71.
"The Submarine Rescue Chamber."
Our Navy 34, no. 3 (1 Jul. 1939): 28-29.
Tusler, Floyd A. "The Salvage of the U.S.S. Squalus."
Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers 52,
no.2 (May 1940): 157-187. [The author served as Salvage Officer
on the staff of the Commander, Squalus Salvage Unit.].
Westbrook, John B. "Hail and Farewell." Our Navy 34, no. 3 (1 Jul. 1039): 63. [ A memorial tribute to the crew of Squalus; no operational details provided.].