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''Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure'', is Volume 4 in the original Tom Swift novel series published by Grosset & Dunlap. ==Plot summary== Tom Swift's father has been working diligently on a secret project, which he reveals at the beginning of the book as a submarine. With the submarine, named the ''Advance'', he plans to enter a contest for a government prize of $50,000. While in New Jersey to launch the submarine, Tom reads in a newspaper that a ship named the ''Boldero'' sank off the coast of Uruguay during a storm, taking down with it the sum of $300,000 in gold bullion. Tom persuades his father to pursue this treasure as opposed to competing for the government prize. While picking up a hired sea captain, Tom's plans are overheard by a contestant in the government contest, and a rivalry for the treasure begins. The other submarine, named the ''Wonder'', soon sets off to follow Tom and his crew after they embark on their journey. Tom's crew consists of Tom Swift, his father, Mr. Sharp, Captain West, and Mr. Damon. Each of these take chores on board, including Mr. Damon, who seems to be the cook of the voyage. The submarines hold up at an island to resupply, and during the night, the ''Advance'' tries to slip away from the ''Wonder''. Tom knows that the ''Wonder'' and its crew is not certain of the location of the wreck, and is merely following the ''Advance'', hoping to steal the treasure at the last moment. After the ''Wonder'' tries to ram the ''Advance'', Tom and his father take to the heavy underwater cannons, and successfully disable the ''Wonder'', leaving her damaged and immobile. Tom and the ''Advance'' seize the opportunity to push ahead. An engine mishap forces the ''Advance'' to surface off the coast of Brazil, where they are soon confronted by the Brazilian battleship ''São Paulo''. Tom and his crew are captured and scheduled to be executed two days later, and the submarine turned over to the Brazilian government. Tom and his friends are held prisoners aboard the battleship. The night before their execution, a hurricane strikes, and the ''São Paulo'' is pushed aground by the winds. The crew take this opportunity to break out and escape, while the battleship's crew are busy trying to save the ship. Using cover from the ship, which is acting as a shield from the waves and winds, Tom's group take to a lifeboat, and escape to the ''Advance'', diving just in time to escape the Brazilian crew of the ''São Paulo''. It is not long before the ''Advance'' arrives at the wreck. They struggle to find it at first, but soon are successful. In their extreme-depth diving suits, Tom and Captain West enter the waters where the wreck is, which is at a depth of over 2 miles—similar to the RMS ''Titanic''. Sharks attack but are fought off. Gold was found in a secret compartment behind the Captain's safe, and recovered from the ''Boldero'' just in time to escape from the now-arriving ''Wonder''. With the $300,000 in gold as a deposit at Tom's local bank in Shopton, the bank considers Tom one of their biggest investors, and with this new power, Tom manages to bring his chum, Ned Newton, a promotion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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