![]() ![]() The ships battery (1969 tech) was flooded lead-acid at 252VDC nominal, and it was about the volume of a 3-bedroom apartment. Standard procedure would be to pop to the surface, ventilate the entire ship, and of course immediately isolate the battery compartment while engaging the battery fire suppression system. Nobody died, but the insurance paid roughly $25-million to gut the insides and reuse the hull, according to the 1970 edition of Guinness World Records.Īfter I left in 1981, I was told there was a battery fire at one point, but I don't know the cause or extent of the damage. The shipyard lost their contract to build submarines, and hundreds lost their jobs. ![]() It was tied up to the pier, and the deck hatches were open at the time. There was a miscommunication by the shipyard personnel that were testing the ballast tanks. The water wasn't deep next to the pier, so the conning tower was still exposed. The USS Guitarro has the dubious distinction of having sunk next to the pier, just one day before it was to be commissioned in 1969. ![]()
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