An unlucky submarine came to a final end on July 30, 1919 when the G-2 sank off New London, Connecticut.
The G-2 was built at Newport News Shipbuilding for the Lake Torpedo Boat Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut,
they later sold her to the U.S. Navy. Originally named Tuna she was renamed G-2 on Nov. 17, 1911. On her
delivery trip to Bridgeport the boat ran aground off Great Egg Harbor, New Jersey. Fog caused the accident,
but the boat was stuck fast. There were nineteen men on board and they at first refused to leave the boat, but
with the seas getting heavier fourteen were removed at the request of the captain by the Longport Lifesaving
Station.

The captain and four others remained with the boat and attempted to refloat her. Tugs later arrived and pulled
the boat off the shoal. The boat was repaired and finally commissioned into the navy on Feb. 6, 1915. The G-2
grounded again on Oct. 1, 1918, this time on Bartlet's Reef near Niantic, Connecticut, again she was refloated.

After she was decommissioned on April 2, 1919 it was decided to use her as a target to test depth charges.
It was during this test that she sank. The boat was taken out into Two Tree Channel near New London, Ct.
to prepare for the test when at 09:30 she began to sink stern first. A witness said he saw the stern of the
G-2 begin to go under. He stated "They (the boarding party of G-2) cried for assistance and within a few
minuets the bow of the G-2 began to lift into the air, probably rising about ten feet. Then the submarine
sank suddenly."

The USCG Acushnet, which was also involved in the test, launched her lifeboats and recovered six men from
the water. Sadly because of how fast the G-2 went down two men were trapped inside and perished, a third
drowned before he was rescued. To the best of my knowledge the boat is still where it sank, but parts of it
have been salvaged.