Sir Hubert Wilkins and The Nautilus at Sinking Point of Arctic

(Original Caption) On June 4, 1931, the submarine Nautilus which had been rented from the United States Navy, left Provincetown, Massachusetts, on the first leg of a journey which was destined to take it to within a few hundred miles of the North Pole. Sir Hubert Wilkins, veteran air explorer was in command of this, the first attempt to explore the polar area from a submarine. Although the pole was not reached, Sir Hubert and his scientific staff obtained much data of scientific value. The sub returned to civilization in September after experiencing some hair-raising adventures and escapes from death. In the above picture, the Nautilus is shown amid Polar ice, about to plunge to the bottom of the Polar sea. The insert shows Sir Hubert Wilkins.