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In 1978, a 54-cent paint scraper fell into the torpedo launcher of the Skate-class submarine USS Swordfish (SSN-579), jamming the loading piston. The sub had to be drydocked for a week to locate and remove the scraper at a cost of $171,000. #SubSunday

In 1978, a 54-cent paint scraper fell into the torpedo launcher of the Skate-class submarine USS Swordfish (SSN-579), jamming the loading piston. The sub had to be drydocked for a week to locate and remove the scraper at a cost of $171,000. #SubSunday