Recovering an exercise torpedo at sea.  After the torpedo is fired, the boat surfaces and runs down the track until the torpedo is found.  Swimmers are put in the water and the torpedo is brought along side, lifted to the deck and lowered back in the torpedo room.

Rigging the boom, swimmers standing by.                            Boom in the ready position.

Boom out and hooked onto the torpedo.                            Lifting the fish to the deck.

Lining it up with the torpedo loading hatch.                             Lowering it into the forward torpedo room.