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Seeking official reports on USS N-2 (SS-54)

Sandra Dunlap Aug 18, 2019 11:16 AM

The USS N-2 was involved in the rescue of 33 merchant seaman from the tanker steamer Swiftstar on October 11, 1922 grounded at Black Rock, Block Island, Rhode Island. I am seeking the official reports to determne the role my 2x great uncle played in the rescue as he had a letter of commendation from the Secretary of the Navy noting his involvement and that he was mentioned numerous times in the report of the incident and he was mentioned in an article in the December 1922 Army-Navy Register.

Re: Seeking official reports on USS N-2 (SS-54)

Jason Atkinson Sep 4, 2019 3:06 PM (in response to Sandra Dunlap)

Dear Ms Dunlap,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, ca. 1801-1940 in the Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (Record Group 24) that includes deck logs of the USS N-2 for October, 11 1922. The information you seek might be recorded in it. For access to the deck logs, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC (RDT1) via email at archives1reference@nara.gov.

We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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Re: Seeking official reports on USS N-2 (SS-54)

Sandra Dunlap Oct 10, 2019 12:14 PM (in response to Sandra Dunlap)

Thanks Jason. I received the deck log from the N-2 for the date in question that had a bit more detail than the newspaper accounts which helped with my research. I'm waiting on a reply from the Submarine Museum archivists in Groton, CT (as both boats were homeported there) as to whether or not they have copies of the actual reports sent to the Department of the Navy.
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