marking the worst submarine disaster in U.S. Navy history. -While the exact cause remains uncertain, a Navy investigation suggested that a leak in the engine room led to reactor shutdown and ...

While on sea trials, the spanking new U.S. Navy Squalus, SS-192, sank in 240 feet of water when an incompletely closed valve caused flooding in the engine room. Twenty-six men were killed in the ...

Submarine warfare played a pivotal role in ... The fumes would waft from the engine room to the rest of the U-boat, leaving the crew's limited provisions tasting like diesel.