It Went Wrong All Of A Sudden
On the afternoon of that second day, the Stickleback made another dummy torpedo attack against the Silverstein. These vessels had been around twenty miles off Oahu at this point in time. As planned, the sub went down the water at the end of this run. However, something went wrong. The vessel lost propulsion and took an uncontrolled dive. It did not take long before it went down to 800 feet deep.
It Went Wrong All Of A Sudden
Too Deep For Its Own Good
To say the least, this is not at all good news. In case you have forgotten, Balao subs only had a test depth of 400 feet. The collapse depth, on the other hand, was 900 feet. When the sub reaches that depth, the hull would be under too much pressure. It meant that the vessel would likely collapse in no time at all.
Too Deep For Its Own Good