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Royal Navy submarine HMS Poseidon sank in collision with a Chinese freighter during routine exercises in 1931 off Weihaiwei. Thirty of its fifty-six-man crew scrambled out of the hatches as it went down. Of the twenty-six who remained inside, eight attempted to surface using "Davis gear," an early form of diving equipment: six of them made it safely to the surface in the first escape of this kind in submarine history and became heroes. The incident was then forgotten, eclipsed by the greater drama that followed in World War II, until news emerged that, for obscure reasons, the Chinese government had salvaged the wrecked submarine in 1972. This lively account of the Poseidon incident tells the story of the accident and its aftermath, and of the author's own quest to find out about the 1972 salvage.

About the Author :
Steven R. Schwankert is an award-winning writer and editor with seventeen years of experience in Greater China.

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"Poseidon" is an excellent account of a fascinating episode in naval history. I highly recommend this superb book.--Alex Kershaw, author of "Escape from the Deep" and "The Liberator" "Poseidon" is the gripping story of the dramatic final moments of a British submarine - the survivors' compelling story and the awful fate of those trapped inside. But Poseidon is also the story of Schwankert's dogged quest and maritime detective work to uncover the truth on that dreadful day in Royal Navy history.--Paul French, author of "Midnight in Peking" Schwankert's tale of a lost submarine, its discovery and secret salvage by the Chinese is a compelling, real-life expos?. Exciting, suspenseful, filled with intrigue, "Poseidon" is a must-read to set lost history on the track to truth.--Clive Cussler, author of "Raise the Titanic" and "Poseidon's Arrow" " "Poseidon" is an excellent account of a fascinating episode in naval history. I highly recommend this superb book." -- Alex Kershaw, author of "Escape from the Deep" and "The Liberator" " "Poseidon" is the gripping story of the dramatic final moments of a British submarine - the survivors' compelling story and the awful fate of those trapped inside. But Poseidon is also the story of Schwankert's dogged quest and maritime detective work to uncover the truth on that dreadful day in Royal Navy history." -- Paul French, author of "Midnight in Peking" "Schwankert's tale of a lost submarine, its discovery and secret salvage by the Chinese is a compelling, real-life expos?. Exciting, suspenseful, filled with intrigue, "Poseidon" is a must-read to set lost history on the track to truth." -- Clive Cussler, author of "Raise the Titanic" and "Poseidon's Arrow"


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  • ISBN-13: 9789888268429
  • Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Hong Kong University Press
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: China's Secret Salvage of Britain's Lost Submarine
  • ISBN-10: 9888268422
  • Publisher Date: 22 May 2014
  • Binding: Digital online
  • Returnable: N

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