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Balao-class submarine USS Stickleback after being struck by USS Silverstein. During a simulated torpedo run on Silverstein, Stickleback lost power and broached approximately 200 yards (180 m) ahead of the destroyer escort. Silverstein, which holed the submarine on her port side. Stickleback’s crew was removed by a torpedo retriever and at 18:57 on 29 May 1958, Stickleback sank in 1,800 fathoms (3,300 m) of water.

Balao-class submarine USS Stickleback after being struck by USS Silverstein. During a simulated torpedo run on Silverstein, Stickleback lost power and broached approximately 200 yards (180 m) ahead of the destroyer escort. Silverstein, which holed the submarine on her port side. Stickleback’s crew was removed by a torpedo retriever and at 18:57 on 29 May 1958, Stickleback sank in 1,800 fathoms (3,300 m) of water.

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"Dude think I can do a kick flip off that sub?"