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NH 99838 USS Walke

Photo #: NH 99838 USS Walke
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Title: USS Walke
Description: (Destroyer # 34) Diver Stephen J. Drellishak (Chief Gunner's Mate, USN) ascending unassisted from ten-foot stage, at the end of his record 274 foot dive from Walke to the sea floor, 3 November 1914. His ascent from the bottom occupied 1 hour and 20 minutes. This dive was one of a series of deep diving tests conducted in Long Island Sound in late October and early November 1914. Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 99838
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