Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Does anybody have a copy of this book?

Convert was probably a bit strong, I was referring to the off the radar, secondary mission of the burial of Sir Hubert Wilkins, which was done at the request of his wife.

Great book and a great man.

Cliff

From: Marc de Piolenc <piolenc@archivale.com>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Sent: Thu, September 23, 2010 10:49:44 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Does anybody have a copy of this book?

On 9/23/2010 9:47 PM, Cliff Redus wrote:
> I don't have the book you reference but in the book titled "The Last
> Emperor Hubert Wilkins - Australia's Unknown Hero",
> http://www.amazon.com/Last-Explorer-Hubert-Wilkins-Australias/dp/0733618316/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1285248073&sr=1-1-spell
> <http://www.amazon.com/Last-Explorer-Hubert-Wilkins-Australias/dp/0733618316/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1285248073&sr=1-1-spell>
> there is a chapter titled "The voyage of the Nautilus" that covers this
> episode in which an old WWI submarine was used in an ill fated
> expedition to explore below the North Pole in 1931.

Thanks for the lead. I will try to find a copy of that book, too.

> This book is very good read and a true story. Even though Wilkins is
> largely unknown to the world, the US Navy held him in such high esteem
> that they conducted a covert operation at the height of the cold war in
> which the USS Skate commanded by Captain James Calvert March 17, 1959
> surfaced at the North Pole to deliver the ashes of this man who was
> neither an American nor ever served in the US Navy.

Hardly a covert operation. It received publicity at the time - it was the first time a sub had surfaced at the North Pole. The nuclear Nautilus had only visited the pole under the ice, and because of iffy navigation equipment could not have been absolutely certain of its position.

Best,
Marc

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