Introduction

This is a story about a topic very rarely written about — the sinking of a submarine in relatively shallow water and having a compartment survive with crew members still alive.

Part 1: Aboard the Discovery Ship

About finding a WWII Navy submarine sunk off the Mid Atlantic Coast in 1942.

Part 2: Aboard Cutterfish

All about the crew and their lives.

Part 3: Aboard U-136

About the German crew and their mission.

The Engagement

About the very short battle between the two submarines.

550 Feet of Water

About the three surviving crew members writing a log which they hoped someone would find one day about how they spent the final hours of their lives.