Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PSUB Fatalities...

[Kenneth Schulze <aquamari@cruzers.com>]

In the Time Life Science Library series, take a look at the book titled
SHIPS.  In charter 8 there are pictures of many of the following
submarines.  There's also a picture with nine minisubs that were designed
for shallow waters.
Ken Schulze

Carsten Standfuß wrote:

> Hi Pat,
> here a list of submarines involved in accident up to 1986
> (bigger and smaller)- but sure not all accidents..
>
> Name :          Country:        Year:
>
> Trieste II      USA             1964, 1967, 1977
> Asherah         USA             1964
> Denise                          1965
> Aluminaut       USA             1966,1966
> Alvin           USA             1966,1967,1968,1968sunk,1969,1974
> Star III        USA             1966
> Deep Diver      USA             1967,1968,1969
> Shelf Diver     USA             1969,1970
> Deep Quest      USA             1969
> Sea Cliff       USA             1969
> Beaver MK-IV    USA             1969,1970,1970
> Ben Franklin    USA             1969,1970 beached,
> Nekton Beta     USA             1970 sunk       1 lost
> Guppy           USA             1970
> Cyana SP-3000   France          1970 sunk,1974
> Yomiuri         Japan           1971 sunk with support vessel
> Archimede       France          1973 sunk
> Pisces III      Canada          1973
> Johnson-sea-Link USA            1973            2 lost
> Yuzuki          Japan           1974            1 lost
> TS1, PC9        USA             1974
> Mona            France          1977 sunk       1 lost
> PC 1602         USA             1980
> Tigerhai I      Germany         1965            2 lost
> Mylius One man  Germany         1963            2 lost
>
> Reasonds :
>
> Bad equipment including fire : 14
> Bad carne or sliping         :  5
> Crew error or mistake        :  5
> enviroment resons, others    : 18
> ---------------------------------
> total                        : 42
>