November 30, 2026
The Rescue of the Squalus Submarine
Traip Academy
12 Williams Ave. Kittery, ME 03904
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Join narrator David Ramsay for the gripping story of the USS Squalus, the most famous submarine rescue in US Naval history. On May 23, 1939, a mechanical failure sank the sub 243 feet deep. Using an experimental rescue chamber, divers miraculously saved all 33 trapped survivors. A Portsmouth harbor guide, Ramsay brings this local tale of tragedy and triumph to life with vivid detail. Local Historian – Narrator – Storyteller David brings history to life with wit and humor, talking about events and people from early American Colonial up to recent times. He brings to life people and little-known events that brought wealth, honor, literary fame, and recognition to the Piscataqua region, Maine, and Northern New England. During the summer he works as a tour guide/narrator for the Isles of Shoals Steamship Company on the Motor Vessel Thomas Laighton and for Historic New England as tour guide at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine. During the winter, he makes history presentations to retirement communities throughout northern New England and works at various other jobs. He and his wife live in South Berwick, Maine, where he is an active with the South Berwick Conservation Commission.
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