Edward Ellsberg
Edward Ellsberg (1891-1983) graduated first in his class from the United States Naval Academy in 1914. After he did a stint aboard the USS "Texas", the navy sent Ellsberg to Massachusetts Institute of Technology for postgraduate training in naval architecture. In 1925, he played a key role in the salvage of the sunken submarine USS" S-51" and became the first naval officer to qualify as a deep-sea diver. Ellsberg later received the Distinguished Service Medal for his innovations and hard work.
Edward Ellsberg (1891-1983) graduated first in his class from the United States Naval Academy in 1914. After he did a stint aboard the USS "Texas", the navy sent Ellsberg to Massachusetts Institute of Technology for postgraduate training in naval architecture. In 1925, he played a key role in the salvage of the sunken submarine USS" S-51" and became the first naval officer to qualify as a deep-sea diver. Ellsberg later received the Distinguished Service Medal for his innovations and hard work. See less
Edward Ellsberg's Featured Books
Edward Ellsberg book reviews
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Under the Red Sea Sun
Character
This is a book about what an honorable man can do when he doesn't accept failure as an option. Read More
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On the Bottom
On the Bottom
by Calliope, Dec 26, 2008
Thrilling account of the recovery of a Navy sub sunk in Long Island Sound. Read More
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On the Bottom
In the finest naval traditions
by TM1SS, Jul 20, 2007
What is it that drives a man who has just burrowed out of a collapsed tunnel in turbid
depths to turn right around and go back for a second face-off with the
unrestrained violence of the Atlantic? It ... Read More
