Cmdr. John Harvey, commanding officer of USS Thresher (SSN 593) before its tragic loss, were passed on to Lt.j.g. Thomas M. Grubish at the Submarine Birthday Ball on April 13. The dolphins are ...
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The Sad Reason a Navy Submarine Was 'Nearly Broken in Half'Still, two were lost to accidents. The first was the USS Thresher (SSN-593), the lead boat of a class of nuclear-powered attack submarines developed in the late 1950s. She sank during deep tests ...
What You Need to Know: Commissioned in 1961, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine of its time, designed to dive deeper and operate more quietly than ...
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