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ONLY FOUR ESCAPED - The Sinking of the Submarine Thetis by Warren, C. E. T. And Benson, James

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ONLY FOUR ESCAPED - The Sinking of the Submarine Thetis

by Warren, C. E. T. And Benson, James

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William Sloane Associates, N Y., 1959, US first edition, hard bound in dj, 6 x 8 1/2, FINE/FINE condition ( very minimal dj edge wear), x, 219 pages, illus., maps, index. --------------------------------------------On June 1, 1939, His Majesty's Submarine Thetis sailed out into Liverpool Bay for diving trials. Aboard were technicians, civilian observers and others besides her crew-103 men, double her usual complement. England was still at peace; the weather was perfect; the boat was brand-new and had been checked from stem to stern before leaving the shipyard. There wasn't a reason anything should go wrong. At 2 o'clock, Thetis commenced diving. The dive began slowly — but ended with startling suddenness. At 11 o'clock, the B.B.C. carried an alarming message .. . "The Admiralty regrets to announce that H. M. Thetis has failed to surface"—all because a yard workman had painted over a tiny but vital valve! -------------------------------------------------------In the stricken sub, there was no panic. Officers and men worked together, joked together, waited together. The air inside would last about a day. Plenty of time to feed out the men through the escape chamber, wearing the new breathing apparatus—and plenty of time for help to come from shore. But an escape hatch jammed. A wheel was turned once instead of twice. A door was opened too soon—and the men were slowly poisoning the air with their own breath. On shore, a vital telegram was delayed by a punctured bicycle tire. Differences of opinion over when to start rescue operations wasted precious hours. The right men received the wrong orders. Divers made the slow sea route instead of traveling overland. Coal-heavers in Scotland refused to work before lunch. And the ship that was finally rushed to the scene was the slowest destroyer in the fleet. The result was a tragedy that will never be forgotten. In their authentic, hour-by-hour reconstruction of the disaster, based on the evidence of the four who escaped and on painstaking research, the authors have recreated all the bravery, bungling, helplessness and heroism of men trapped by the sea.

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New York: William Sloane Associates, 1959. 220 pp. Original blue and green cloth covers, a bit rubbed. DJ lightly rubbed w/ insect damage to spine and edges. Spine a bit sunned. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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New York:: William Sloane Associates,, 1959.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (some toning to the pages and the dj). First US printing. The "hour-by-hour account of the bravery, bungling, helplessness and heroism of men trapped by the sea." On June 1, 1939, the Submarine Thetis sailed out of Liverpool Bay with 103 men on board for diving trials, but on the very first dive it failed to surface - the escape hatch jammed, and help was too slow in coming. Originally published in England under the title "The Admiralty Regrets." Illustrated with photographs, and maps and diagrams. Index. x, 219 pp.
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New York: William Sloane. Hardcover. 1959. 1st Edition. 8vo 219pp . Very Good in Very Good DJ. B&W Illustrations Small ink name & date Account of a 1939 British naval disaster. The submarine Thetis went down for its first dive and stayed down .
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