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Home » Scientists document WWI submarine wreck USS F-1 resting 1,300 feet underwater
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Scientists document WWI submarine wreck USS F-1 resting 1,300 feet underwater

Jack BogartBy Jack BogartMay 25, 2025 10:23 am16 ViewsNo Comments
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In Dec. 1917, 19 sailors serving on a World War I-era U.S. submarine made the ultimate sacrifice during a training mission. 

Perhaps fittingly, scientists have captured never-before-seen photos of its watery resting place off the California coast just ahead of Memorial Day.

The U.S. Navy submarine, USS F-1, went down after a collision with its sister ship on Dec. 17, 1917, and now sits 1,300 feet below the surface on the ocean floor off San Diego. 

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“It was an incredibly exciting and humbling experience to visit these historically significant wrecks and to honor the sacrifice of these brave American Sailors,” Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Underwater Archaeologist Brad Krueger said in a statement. 

“All of us at the NHHC are grateful for this collaboration, which also enabled us to document and assess the condition of the crafts.”

The Naval History and Heritage Command’s mission is to preserve and present an accurate history of the U.S. Navy.

From Feb. 24 to March 4, researchers with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) used its human-occupied submersible Alvin, and an autonomous underwater vehicle known as Sentry belonging to the National Deep Submergence Facility, to capture close-up images of the wreck. 

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“As a Navy veteran, making this dive — together with another Navy veteran and a Navy historian — was a solemn privilege,” said Office of Naval Research Program Officer Rob Sparrock, who was in the submersible as it when it surveyed the submarine. 

“Lasting nearly eight hours, there was time to contemplate the risks that all mariners, past and present, face. sIt also reminded me of the importance of these training dives, which leverage the knowledge from past dives, lessons learned and sound engineering.”

Hole in the hull of USS F-1 caused by a collision with its sister ship, USS F-3.

While studying the submarine, the scientists also surveyed a Navy torpedo bomber training aircraft that went down in the same place in 1950. 

“Advanced ocean technology and simple teamwork played a big part in delivering these new images,” said WHOI’s Bruce Strickrott, manager of the Alvin Group and the sub’s senior pilot who helped lead the expedition.

“It was a profound honor to visit the wreck of the F-1.”

“Once we identified the wreck and determined it was safe to dive, we were able to capture never-before-seen perspectives of the sub. 

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“As a U.S. Navy veteran, it was a profound honor to visit the wreck of the F-1 with our ONR and NHHC colleagues aboard Alvin.”

View of sub's tower

Surveying the submarine involved seven dives that were part of a planned training and engineering mission to give submersible pilots-in-training practical experience. 

The team held a remembrance ceremony for the lost sailors, ringing a bell 19 times on the research vessel Atlantis directly above where the submarine lies. 

Navy torpedo bomber training aircraft wreck

“History and archaeology are all about people and we felt it was important to read their names aloud,” Krueger said. 

“The Navy has a solemn responsibility to ensure the legacies of its lost sailors are remembered.”

Advanced imaging technology helped the team document the wreck, including multibeam sonar systems on the Atlantis and Sentry that produced detailed, high-resolution maps of the submarine. 

External ship’s wheel located on the sail of USS F-1

That allowed the team to reconstruct the wreck using photogrammetry to make 3-D models. 

“While these depths were well within the dive capability for Alvin and Sentry, they were technical dives requiring specialized expertise and equipment,” said Anna Michel, NDSF chief scientist and co-lead of the expedition.

“We were careful and methodical in surveying these historical sites so that we could share these stunning images, while also maintaining the reverence these sites deserve.”

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