Ghost Boat

About the Book

This is a story about a topic very rarely written about – the sinking of a submarine in relatively shallow water and having a compartment survive with crew members still alive. It is divided into several parts, Aboard the Discovery Ship, about finding a WWII Navy submarine sunk off the Mid Atlantic Coast in 1942. Aboard Cutterfish, all about the crew and their lives. Aboard U-136 about the German crew and their mission. The Engagement about the very short battle between the two submarines. Finally 550 Feet of Water about the three surviving crew members writing a log which they hoped someone would find one day about how they spent the final hours of their lives.

About the Author

The author is originally from Long Island, NY, the youngest of nine children. He, along with four brothers and their Dad, served in the Armed Forces. Upon turning 18 in 1957, Dan enlisted in the Navy and volunteered for submarine duty. After a year of various schools he reported aboard U.S.S. Barbero SSG-317 for the remaining three years of his enlistment. He left the boat in 1961 in Pearl Harbor as a TM2 (SS). He has been a municipal bond specialist for the last 41 years and lives with his wife Barbara, of 50 years, in Santa Fe. Dan coauthored SPINDRIFT along with two brothers. In addition to two short submarine stories - Mess Cook and Diesel Stoker - he wrote POWER SHIFT, a submarine history book. He also wrote a humorous book about the bond business, in Texas – Of Municipal Bondage. These can be looked at on his web site, www.subpowershift.com