1944 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. She was intentionally destroyed by sinking off Key West, Florida, on 3 April 1945. Wreck S-16′s wreck lies in of water, upright with a 20° tilt to its starboard side. The Gulf Stream flows over the hull, allowing little coral growth and making wreck diving difficult to impossible. The wreck is accessible through large hatches both forward and aft of the conning tower. Both steel screws are covered by invertebrate growth. In literature A fictional USS S-16 appears in Edward L. Beach, Jr.'s 1955 novel Run Silent, Run Deep. In the novel, the fictional S-16 is taken out of decommissioned status, recommissioned and prepared for war by the charcaters in the story, and then turned over to the Polish Navy. References Citations Bibliography Hinman, Charles R., and Douglas E. Campbell. The Submarine Has No Friends: Friendly Fire Incidents Involving U.S. Submarines During World War II. Syneca Research Group, Inc., 2019. . S-16 World War II submarines of the United States Ships built in Bridgeport, Connecticut 1919 ships Ships sunk as targets Shipwrecks of the Florida Keys Friendly fire incidents of World War II Maritime incidents in July 1942 Maritime incidents in April 1945