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...gored the rising submarine 54, or b) the S-4 "ran into the Paulding." Evidence showed: that the Paulding's inexperienced lookout had mistaken the S-4's splashing periscope for a fishnet buoy; that the Navy had not notified the Coast Guard that submarines were operating on the Provincetown trial course. With regard to the failure to rescue S-4 survivors, the most notable evidence brought out was that the officers in charge had not known about the trick of passing air through a submarine's "ears" (S.C. tubes) until too late; that Navy bureaucracy was at fault...
...that came to the surface of the Atlantic from the wreck of the submarine S-4 off Provincetown, Mass., was a chief petty officer's waist- coat...
Looking harassed and anxious, Secretary Wilbur spent Christmas even seeing and hearing more for himself at Provincetown. He ordered the S-4 to be salvaged straightway. The divers tunneled under the S-4 in two places, to attach lifting chains. The Atlantic raged, delaying the work...
Returning from Provincetown, Secretary Wilbur said: "It is the business of the submarine to be on the lookout for and immediately sight surface vessels. Therein lies their whole offensive strength. If they can't protect themselves in peace time from surface vessels which are unaware of their whereabouts, well?...
Dragging Ashore. Old salts of Provincetown early suggested hitching the whole rescue fleet to the S-4 and dragging her to shallow water. Rear Admiral Frank Brumby, in charge of the rescuers, said that would tear the bottom out of the torpedo room and drown the six survivors at once...