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At random: USS SKATE and USS SEADRAGON, after affecting a historic rendezvous under the ice, surfaced together at the North Pole through an opening in the ice on August 1962. What really happened: We didn't surface together, Skate surfaced first. Then we (Seadragon) fired yellow flares forward and aft so Skate could tell us how we were lined up. Remember, under-ice was primitive in these days. Skate called back down rapidly that one flare surfaced on her starboard side and the other to port. She requested we reposition before vertical surfacing. We did. - Coyote (Owen Carlson)

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Ric

Posted 2017-10-26 10:45 AM (#86463)

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Subject: A couple of new Updates

A new photo of the S-49 as a privately owned vessel,

and a really nice photo from a contributer in the Netherlands of the USS F-1 and USS F-3 at Honolulu along with the interred German cruiser SMS Geier.

http://pigboats.com/
Enjoy!

Bob T

Posted 2017-10-26 4:18 PM (#86465 - in reply to #86463)

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Subject: RE: A couple of new Updates

Info on a court case in which the civilian owner of S-49 was charged with distributing a handbill advertising tours of the boat. Includes graphic of the handbill:

http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/historical/156/

Ric

Posted 2017-10-26 4:40 PM (#86466 - in reply to #86465)

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Subject: RE: A couple of new Updates

Thanks, I have all the newspaper and other records on this.
He was a slippery guy. Had a bout with the Canadians and wife in a custody blowup. Raised the American flag on the sub and claimed it was US property and vowed diplomatic consequences for the attempted seizure. He then got underway and sailed back to US waters.

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