A moment by moment account of the sinking and rescue of the crew of the submarine USS Squalus which was the first rescue of living crew on a submarine.

Based on the best-selling book by Peter Maas, Submerged tells the story of the first submarine rescue in history: that of the crew of the USS Squalus, on 23 May 1939, and of the man who effected the rescue, Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) "Swede" Momsen, USN.—Jeff Codella