US Navy WORLD WAR II
Lt. Howard J. Abbott
Graduated USNA, Class of 1931
Hometown: Osceola, Iowa,
Family: He was survived by his wife and at least one child, a daughter who was married in 1954. He has a memory marker in Iowa.
Ship: Submarine O-9 (SS-70)
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Loss Circumstances: sunk by a mechanical failure
O-9 (Lt. Howard Joseph Abbot, USN) was sunk by a mechanical failure 20 June 1941 15 miles off Portsmouth, New Hampshire in position 42º59'48"N, 70º20'27"W.
33 officers and men were lost with the ship amongst them was the Commanding Officer.
On the morning of 19 June 1941, O-9 and two of her sisters, O-6 and O-10, left as a group from the submarine base in New London, for the submarine test depth diving area east of the Isles of Shoals. Upon reaching their designated training area the following day, some 15 mi (24 km) off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, O-6 made the first dive, followed by O-10. Finally, at 08:37, O-9 began her dive. At 10:32, O-9 had not returned to the surface.
Rescue ships swung into action immediately. Sister ships O-6 and O-10, submarine Triton, submarine rescue ship Falcon, and other ships searched for O-9. That evening, pieces of debris with markings from O-9 were recovered. In water 450 ft (140 m) deep, she was thought to be crushed, since her hull was only designed to withstand depths of 212 ft (65 m).[1]
Divers went down from 13:00 on 21 June until 11:43 on 22 June. Divers could stay only a short time at the 440 ft (130 m) depth but nonetheless set endurance and depth records for salvage operations until those operations were cancelled, as they were considered too risky. Rescue operations were discontinued on 22 June. The boat and her 33 officers and men were declared lost as of 20 June. On 22 June, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox conducted memorial services for the 33 officers and men lost on the boat.
Lt. Howard J. Abbott
Graduated USNA, Class of 1931
Hometown: Osceola, Iowa,
Family: He was survived by his wife and at least one child, a daughter who was married in 1954. He has a memory marker in Iowa.
Ship: Submarine O-9 (SS-70)
Service#
Awards:
Loss Circumstances: sunk by a mechanical failure
O-9 (Lt. Howard Joseph Abbot, USN) was sunk by a mechanical failure 20 June 1941 15 miles off Portsmouth, New Hampshire in position 42º59'48"N, 70º20'27"W.
33 officers and men were lost with the ship amongst them was the Commanding Officer.
On the morning of 19 June 1941, O-9 and two of her sisters, O-6 and O-10, left as a group from the submarine base in New London, for the submarine test depth diving area east of the Isles of Shoals. Upon reaching their designated training area the following day, some 15 mi (24 km) off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, O-6 made the first dive, followed by O-10. Finally, at 08:37, O-9 began her dive. At 10:32, O-9 had not returned to the surface.
Rescue ships swung into action immediately. Sister ships O-6 and O-10, submarine Triton, submarine rescue ship Falcon, and other ships searched for O-9. That evening, pieces of debris with markings from O-9 were recovered. In water 450 ft (140 m) deep, she was thought to be crushed, since her hull was only designed to withstand depths of 212 ft (65 m).[1]
Divers went down from 13:00 on 21 June until 11:43 on 22 June. Divers could stay only a short time at the 440 ft (130 m) depth but nonetheless set endurance and depth records for salvage operations until those operations were cancelled, as they were considered too risky. Rescue operations were discontinued on 22 June. The boat and her 33 officers and men were declared lost as of 20 June. On 22 June, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox conducted memorial services for the 33 officers and men lost on the boat.
US Navy WORLD WAR II
Lt. Howard J. Abbott
Graduated USNA, Class of 1931
Hometown: Osceola, Iowa,
Family: He was survived by his wife and at least one child, a daughter who was married in 1954. He has a memory marker in Iowa.
Ship: Submarine O-9 (SS-70)
Service#
Awards:
Loss Circumstances: sunk by a mechanical failure
O-9 (Lt. Howard Joseph Abbot, USN) was sunk by a mechanical failure 20 June 1941 15 miles off Portsmouth, New Hampshire in position 42º59'48"N, 70º20'27"W.
33 officers and men were lost with the ship amongst them was the Commanding Officer.
On the morning of 19 June 1941, O-9 and two of her sisters, O-6 and O-10, left as a group from the submarine base in New London, for the submarine test depth diving area east of the Isles of Shoals. Upon reaching their designated training area the following day, some 15 mi (24 km) off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, O-6 made the first dive, followed by O-10. Finally, at 08:37, O-9 began her dive. At 10:32, O-9 had not returned to the surface.
Rescue ships swung into action immediately. Sister ships O-6 and O-10, submarine Triton, submarine rescue ship Falcon, and other ships searched for O-9. That evening, pieces of debris with markings from O-9 were recovered. In water 450 ft (140 m) deep, she was thought to be crushed, since her hull was only designed to withstand depths of 212 ft (65 m).[1]
Divers went down from 13:00 on 21 June until 11:43 on 22 June. Divers could stay only a short time at the 440 ft (130 m) depth but nonetheless set endurance and depth records for salvage operations until those operations were cancelled, as they were considered too risky. Rescue operations were discontinued on 22 June. The boat and her 33 officers and men were declared lost as of 20 June. On 22 June, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox conducted memorial services for the 33 officers and men lost on the boat.
Lt. Howard J. Abbott
Graduated USNA, Class of 1931
Hometown: Osceola, Iowa,
Family: He was survived by his wife and at least one child, a daughter who was married in 1954. He has a memory marker in Iowa.
Ship: Submarine O-9 (SS-70)
Service#
Awards:
Loss Circumstances: sunk by a mechanical failure
O-9 (Lt. Howard Joseph Abbot, USN) was sunk by a mechanical failure 20 June 1941 15 miles off Portsmouth, New Hampshire in position 42º59'48"N, 70º20'27"W.
33 officers and men were lost with the ship amongst them was the Commanding Officer.
On the morning of 19 June 1941, O-9 and two of her sisters, O-6 and O-10, left as a group from the submarine base in New London, for the submarine test depth diving area east of the Isles of Shoals. Upon reaching their designated training area the following day, some 15 mi (24 km) off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, O-6 made the first dive, followed by O-10. Finally, at 08:37, O-9 began her dive. At 10:32, O-9 had not returned to the surface.
Rescue ships swung into action immediately. Sister ships O-6 and O-10, submarine Triton, submarine rescue ship Falcon, and other ships searched for O-9. That evening, pieces of debris with markings from O-9 were recovered. In water 450 ft (140 m) deep, she was thought to be crushed, since her hull was only designed to withstand depths of 212 ft (65 m).[1]
Divers went down from 13:00 on 21 June until 11:43 on 22 June. Divers could stay only a short time at the 440 ft (130 m) depth but nonetheless set endurance and depth records for salvage operations until those operations were cancelled, as they were considered too risky. Rescue operations were discontinued on 22 June. The boat and her 33 officers and men were declared lost as of 20 June. On 22 June, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox conducted memorial services for the 33 officers and men lost on the boat.
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Age 31 years, Commander of Submarine O-9, Lost at Sea June 20, 1941, son of Frank M and Mildred W Abbott
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