The Death Of The Uss Thresher

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Death Of The Uss Thresher

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Author : Norman Polmar
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2004-04-01

Death Of The Uss Thresher written by Norman Polmar and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-01 with History categories.

On the morning of April 10, 1963, the world's most advanced submarine was on a test dive off the New England coast when she sent a message to a support ship a thousand feet above her on the surface: experiencing minor problem . . . have positive angle . . . attempting to blow . . . Then came the sounds of air under pressure and a garbled message: . . . test depth . . . Last came the eerie sounds that experienced navy men knew from World War II: the sounds of a submarine breaking up and compartments collapsing.When she first went to sea in April of 1961, the U.S. nuclear submarine Thresher was the most advanced submarine at sea, built specifically to hunt and kill Soviet submarines. In The Death of the USS Thresher, renowned naval and intelligence consultant Norman Polmar recounts the dramatic circumstances surrounding her implosion, which killed all 129 men on board, in history's first loss of a nuclear submarine. This revised edition of Polmar's 1964 classic is based on interviews with the Thresher's first command officer, other submarine officers, and the designers of the submarine. Polmar provides recently declassified information about the submarine, and relates the loss to subsequent U.S. and Soviet nuclear submarine sinkings, as well as to the escape and rescue systems developed by the Navy in the aftermath of the disaster. The Death of the USS Thresher is a must-read for the legions of fans who enjoyed the late Peter Maas's New York Times best-seller The Terrible Hours.

Death Of The Thresher

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Author : Norman Polmar
language : en
Publisher: Philadelphia : Chilton Books
Release Date : 1964

Death Of The Thresher written by Norman Polmar and has been published by Philadelphia : Chilton Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with categories.

Submarine disaster of April 10, 1963.

Why The Uss Thresher Ssn 593 Was Lost

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Author : Bruce Rule
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-12-31

Why The Uss Thresher Ssn 593 Was Lost written by Bruce Rule and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-31 with History categories.

The authoritative explanation of the tragic loss of USS THRESHER (SSN 593) with her entire complement of 129 sailors and shipyard personnel on April 10, 1963.

The Disappearance Of The Uss Thresher

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Author : Charles River
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2024-06-07

The Disappearance Of The Uss Thresher written by Charles River and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-07 with History categories.

It takes a special type of person to serve in a nation's navy, especially on long voyages that separate men and women from their loved ones, and no service is both loved and hated as that aboard submarines, for very few people ever serve on them on a whim. For one thing, the psychological impact of being trapped for long periods underwater in tight, cramped quarters is more than many people can stand. Also, submarine service is uncharacteristically hazardous; after all, if a surface vessel is sunk, the crew has a reasonable chance of escaping death in lifeboats or being rescued out of the water by another ship. Conversely, if a submarine is badly damaged while submerged, the crew's chances of survival are at best remote. Given that there's such little margin for error in a submersible, many submarine losses remain sources of intrigue and mystery, and few rival the disappearance of the USS Thresher in that regard. In 1963, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States was at its peak, as the Cuban Missile Crisis the previous year had brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and tensions were still running high. In space, the Soviet Union seemed to have taken the lead, putting the first satellite in Earth's orbit and placing the first man in space. There was also another new theater of war, but one that was little-known at the time. Under the waters of the world's oceans, Soviet and American nuclear submarines were in intense competition, pushing the boundaries of new technologies. Some of these submarines carried nuclear missiles that carried more destructive power than all the bombs dropped by the U.S. Army Air Force throughout World War II, including the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Other submarines, the hunter-killers, were designed to find and destroy these missile-carrying submarines. All of these submarines engaged in their activities while aiming to avoid detection by the other side, establishing a clandestine conflict that was carried out far from the gaze of the public but still strategically vital. If either side could gain a notable advantage, it could abruptly change the fragile balance of power. Then, in April 1963, one of the most advanced U.S. hunter-killer nuclear submarines and the 129 men onboard vanished while on a routine voyage. The USS Thresher was one of the country's most advanced ships, but it had the misfortune of becoming the first American nuclear submarine to be lost at sea, prompting obvious questions over what had happened. Had it accidentally collided with a Soviet ship? Was it destroyed by a new and secret Soviet weapon? Was it secretly captured and taken back to the Soviet Union to reveal its secrets? As it turned out, it would take longer than anyone could have guessed to find out what actually happened.

Loss Of The U S S Thresher

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Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965

Loss Of The U S S Thresher written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Government publications categories.

The Court Of Inquiry Into The Loss Of The U S S Thresher

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Author : United States. Navy Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963*

The Court Of Inquiry Into The Loss Of The U S S Thresher written by United States. Navy Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963* with categories.

The Thresher Disaster

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Author : John Bentley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975

The Thresher Disaster written by John Bentley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with History categories.

Loss Of The Uss Thresher

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Author : John O. Pastore
language : en
Publisher: Government Reprints Press
Release Date : 2001-09-01

Loss Of The Uss Thresher written by John O. Pastore and has been published by Government Reprints Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-01 with History categories.

Why The Uss Scorpion Ssn 589 Was Lost

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Author : Bruce Rule
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-10-01

Why The Uss Scorpion Ssn 589 Was Lost written by Bruce Rule and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-01 with History categories.

In their official report of 29 January 1970, the SCORPION Structural Analysis Group (SAG), which included the Navy's leading experts in submarine design, submarine structures, and the effect of underwater explosions, advised the Navy Court of Inquiry (COI) that the US nuclear submarine SCORPION was lost on 22 May 1968 becase of the violent explosion of the main storage battery. The COI disregarded that assessment and concluded SCORPION was lost because of the "explosion of (a) large charge weight externalto the submarine's pressure hull." That erroneous conclusion which, by default, has become the Navy's explanation for the tragedy, contributed to the conspiracy theory that SCORPION was sunk by a Soviet torpedo. This book includes six letters sent to the Navy from 2009 to 2011. These letters provide the results of the first reanalysis in 40 yeears of acoustic detections of the loss of SCORPION. This reanalysis confirms the 1970 SAG battery-explosion assessment and provides important new information on the loss of SCORPION. The author was the lead acoustic analyst at the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) for 42 years, ending in 2007. ONI did not receive any SCORPION acoustic data until the author provided it in October 2009. The book includes a prologue signed by 96 members of the Scorpion families asking the Navy to bring forth further information on the causes of the tragedy.

Loss Of The Uss Thresher Findings Of Fact

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Author : United States. Navy Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963

Loss Of The Uss Thresher Findings Of Fact written by United States. Navy Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Submarine disasters categories.