The Disappearance Of The Uss Scorpion
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The Disappearance Of The Uss Scorpion
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-01-24
The Disappearance Of The Uss Scorpion written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-24 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the submarine's sinking *Discusses various theories surrounding its demise *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The Navy has extensively investigated the loss of Scorpion through the initial court of inquiry and the 1970 and 1987 reviews by the Structural Analysis Group. Nothing in those investigations caused the Navy to change its conclusion that an unexplained catastrophic event occurred." - Excerpt from a Navy report 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. On the other hand, for those who choose to make the careers as submariners, there is no more beloved service. That is, one hopes, how it was for the 99 men who were serving on the USS Scorpion on May 22, 1968, the fateful day the submarine is believed to have sank. It appears that the crew members died quickly, but however it happened, the grief experienced by their family members dragged on for decades, exacerbated both by the Navy's lack of information about the submarine's final moments and the government's unwillingness to share what little knowledge it had. It is easy in hindsight to criticize the military for its secrecy, but it must be remembered that the Scorpion disappeared at the height of the Cold War, and therefore, little could be said publicly about its fate. Coincidentally, 3 other nuclear submarines suffered mysterious sinkings the same year, and the Cold War adversaries were interested in locating them and gleaning any secrets or technology that they could from the other side's bad luck. Indeed, it was only after the fall of the Soviet Union that the truth could be told, bringing closure to family members and a dark lesson in espionage to the American people. The Disappearance of the USS Scorpion: The History of the Mysterious Sinking of the American Nuclear Submarine looks at one of the Navy's enduring mysteries. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the USS Scorpion like never before.
All Hands Down
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Author : Kenneth Sewell
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2009-07-28
All Hands Down written by Kenneth Sewell and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-28 with History categories.
Describes the events preceding and during the mysterious sinking of a United States submarine in 1968, using interviews and recent evidence to determine the act was a retaliation by the Soviet Union for a similar attack.
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.
Scorpion Down
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Author : Ed Offley
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2008-03-25
Scorpion Down written by Ed Offley and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-25 with History categories.
One Navy admiral called it “one of the greatest unsolved sea mysteries of our era.” The U.S. Navy officially describes it an inexplicable accident. For decades, the real story of the disaster eluded journalists, historians, and the family members of the lost crew. But a small handful of Navy and government officials knew the truth: The sinking of the U.S.S. Scorpion on May 22, 1968, was an act of war. In Scorpion Down, military reporter Ed Offley reveals that the true cause of the Scorpion’s sinking was buried by the U.S. government in an attempt to keep the Cold War from turning hot. For five months, the families of the Scorpion crew waited while the Navy searched feverishly for the missing submarine. For the first time, Offley reveals that entire search was cover-up, devised to conceal that fact that the Scorpion had been torpedoed by the Soviets. In this gripping and controversial book, Offley takes the reader inside the shadowy world of the Cold War military, where rival superpowers fought secret battles far below the surface of the sea.
Incontrovertible Proof The Sinking Of Ssn 589 Uss Scorpion
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Author : James J. Simpson MM1 (SS)
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2024-04-12
Incontrovertible Proof The Sinking Of Ssn 589 Uss Scorpion written by James J. Simpson MM1 (SS) and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-12 with History categories.
On May 22, 1968, USS Scorpion SSN-589 sunk under mysterious circumstances, tragically killing everyone on board. After twenty-five years, the documents surrounding the incident become unclassified, shedding light on what may have occurred. Though the cause of the sinking of USS Scorpion is officially listed as “unknown”, the released information illuminates vital details that may finally lead to an explanation.
United States Ship Scorpion Ssn 589 In Memoriam
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Author : Scorpion (Submarine)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
United States Ship Scorpion Ssn 589 In Memoriam written by Scorpion (Submarine) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Intelligence service categories.
Silent Steel
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Author : Stephen Paul Johnson
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2006-01-06
Silent Steel written by Stephen Paul Johnson and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-06 with History categories.
A close-up look at the untold story of the 1968 tragedy describes the Scorpion's final voyage, the discovery of the submarine's shattered hull, and the U.S. Navy's efforts to unravel the mystery.
The Silent War
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Author : John Piña Craven
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2002-06-02
The Silent War written by John Piña Craven and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-02 with History categories.
The Cold War was the first major conflict between superpowers in which victory and defeat were unambiguously determined without the firing of a shot. Without the shield of a strong, silent deterrent or the intellectual sword of espionage beneath the sea, that war could not have been won. John P. Craven was a key figure in the Cold War beneath the sea. As chief scientist of the Navy's Special Projects Office, which supervised the Polaris missile system, then later as head of the Deep Submergence Systems Project (DSSP) and the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle program (DSRV), both of which engaged in a variety of clandestine undersea projects, he was intimately involved with planning and executing America's submarine-based nuclear deterrence and submarine-based espionage activities during the height of the Cold War. Craven was considered so important by the Soviets that they assigned a full-time KGB agent to spy on him. Some of Craven's highly classified activities have been mentioned in such books as Blind Man's Bluff, but now he gives us his own insights into the deadly cat-and-mouse game that U.S. and Soviet forces played deep in the world's oceans. Craven tells riveting stories about the most treacherous years of the Cold War. In 1956 Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine and the backbone of the Polaris ballistic missile system, was only days or even hours from sinking due to structural damage of unknown origin. Craven led a team of experts to diagnose the structural flaw that could have sent the sub to the bottom of the ocean, taking the Navy's missile program with it. Craven offers insight into the rivalry between the advocates of deterrence (with whom he sided) and those military men and scientists, such as Edward Teller, who believed that the United States had to prepare to fight and win a nuclear conflict with the Soviet Union. He describes the argument that raged in the Navy over the reasons for the tragic loss of the submarine Thresher, and tells the astonishing story of the hunt for the rogue Soviet sub that became the model for The Hunt for Red October -- including the amazing discovery the Navy made when it eventually found the sunken sub. Craven takes readers inside the highly secret DSSP and DSRV programs, both of which offered crucial cover for sophisticated intelligence operations. Both programs performed important salvage operations in addition to their secret espionage activities, notably the recovery of a nuclear bomb off Palomares, Spain. He describes how the Navy's success at deep-sea recovery operations led to the takeover of the entire program by the CIA during the Nixon administration. A compelling tale of intrigue, both within our own government and between the U.S. and Soviet navies, The Silent War is an enthralling insider's account of how the submarine service kept the peace during the dangerous days of the Cold War.
The Betrayal Of The Scorpion And Poet
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Author : Wayne Madsen
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-05-07
The Betrayal Of The Scorpion And Poet written by Wayne Madsen and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-07 with History categories.
This book delves into the Cold War mysteries surrounding the fates of two ships: the USS Scorpion, a nuclear-powered submarine that sank in 1968, and the SS Poet, a U.S.-flagged Merchant Marine vessel that sank in 1980. You will be shocked at the depths of the cover-ups involving the two maritime incidents.
Subsmash
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Author : Alan Gallop
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-10-21
Subsmash written by Alan Gallop and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-21 with History categories.
In April 1951, the disappearance of HM submarine Affray knocked news of the Korean War and Festival of Britain from the front pages. Affray had put to sea on a routine peacetime simulated war patrol in the English Channel. She radioed her last position at 2115hrs on 16 April, 30 miles south of the Isle of Wight - preparing to dive. This was the last signal ever received from the submarine. After months of searching, divers eventually discovered Affray resting upright on the sea bottom with no obvious signs of damage to her hull. Hatches were closed tight and emergency buoys were still in their casings. It was obvious that whatever had caused Affray to sink, and had ended the lives of all those on board, had occurred quickly. Sixty years later, in this compelling maritime investigation, Alan Gallop uses previously top secret documents, interviews with experts and contemporary news sources to explore how and why Affray became the last British submarine lost at sea - and possibly the greatest maritime mystery since the Marie Celeste.