Escape trunk
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An escape trunk is a small compartment on a submarine which provides a means for crew to escape from a downed submarine; it operates on a principle similar to an airlock, in that it allows the transfe
View inside a submarine escape trunk, looking up from below the lower hatch
USS Tang (SS-306)
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USS Tang was a Balao-class submarine of World War II, the first ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Tang. She was built and launched in 1943, serving until being sunk by her own torpedo of
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…been damaged enough to sink, it is possible there was an ingress of water into the pressure hull raising the internal pressure above the normal 1 bar. USS Tang (SS-306) USS Archerfish (SS-311…
USS Tang (SS-306) off Mare Island Navy Yard, December 1943
Original invitation for Tang's commissioning ceremony
USS Tang rescuing airmen off Truk in May 1944
Damage to USS Tang from its own torpedo