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‘Shattered Into 5 Pieces’: How A U.S. Navy Submarine Was Lost Forever
The tragic sinking of the USS Thresher in 1963 underscores this danger ... Massachusetts when it mysteriously sank, killing all 129 crew members. -Despite extensive investigations, the exact ...
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Dolphins from the USS Thresher Passed On
The Thresher dolphins, the submarine warfare qualification device worn by the late Lt. Cmdr. John Harvey, commanding officer of USS Thresher (SSN 593) before its tragic loss, were passed on to Lt ...
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How a U.S. Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine 'Imploded'
What You Need to Know: On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher, a nuclear-powered submarine, tragically sank during deep-diving tests 220 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. All 129 crew ...
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Arlington memorial approved for 129 killed when nuclear submarine sank hours out of Portsmouth harbor
Jan 29, 2019 Jan 29, 2019 Updated Jul 21, 2019 HOOKSETT — After more than a half-century, the 129 crew members who met a watery grave in the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher appear to have ...
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Sea of sorrow
“Thousands of U.S. Navy submariners, including myself, owe our lives to the men lost aboard USS Thresher,” he said in a speech at Arlington in November. The Thresher crew members were ...