https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/bf178e36-73de-4353-92f9-bf4d88a3f998 0:30 - On May 23, 1939, an American Navy rescue force rushed to save the submarine Squalus, sunk in 240 feet of water off New Hampshire with 59 men trapped. 0:34 - Equipment was lowered to the sub as news spread nationwide. 0:50 - [Music] signals a tense moment. 0:51 - A rescue bell, guided by expert divers, was secured to the sub’s escape hatch. 1:01 - Divers braved crushing depths to attach the bell, enabling 33 men to escape to safety. 1:23 - An airtight chamber allowed survivors to pass through despite sea pressure. 1:37 - [Music] marks the rescue’s intensity. 1:43 - On shore, ambulances and anxious relatives awaited the survivors. 2:00 - The rescued reached the dock, though 26 shipmates were lost and many injured. 2:19 - The rescue force then aimed to raise the Squalus using air tanks for buoyancy. 2:34 - [Music] underscores the effort. 2:41 - As air forced water from the tanks, the crew watched hopefully, hearing “Stand by, she’s coming up.” 3:00 - [Music] heightens anticipation. 3:04 - The sub was towed clear of lines and hoses. 3:12 - Four divers earned the Congressional Medal of Honor from Secretary Charles Edison for their bravery, a century milestone. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqKIaFfDpno Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:26:39 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/bf178e36-73de-4353-92f9-bf4d88a3f998 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.