WILKINS SUBMARINE
TRAGEDY ON FIRST TRIP
QUARTERMASTER LOST
• NEW YOJJK, 22nd March. Tragedy hung ovor' Sir Hubert "Wllkins's Polar sxibmarine Nautilus as it entered New York .Harbour from Clay-: ton, Delaware. In a manner still not clearly explained, the ship's quartermaster, "Willard Grimmer, fell overboard and was lost. His body disappeared in the swift currents, despite a, lengthy search made by boats, the police, and aeroplanes. Grimmer, a former naval radio man, Went to Philadelphia a month ago to join the expedition. ' Two weelis ago 'he married a girl he met there. A further mishap was revealed when it was reported that the submarine's] anchor chain had parted. The anchor ; dropped in deep water, and-1 was re-, covered only after a lengthy delay. i Commander Sloan Danenhowcr stated that the trip proved the Nautilus was seaworthy, although she arrived under tow of a tug in order to provide the crew with rest and render the trip economical. Lady Wilkins will christen the vessel on Tuesday at the Brooklyn naval yard, after which, submerging tests will be made. , Additional , equipment will be installed, before the vessel proceeds to Halifax for trials under "ice.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 70, 24 March 1931, Page 9
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192WILKINS SUBMARINE Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 70, 24 March 1931, Page 9
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