Death of the USS Thresher

The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

279 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

A must-read for submarine buffs! 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-02-01
Mått150 x 226 x 15 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagRowman & Littlefield
ISBN9781493027538

Tillhör följande kategorier

Norman Polmar has been a consultant to senior officials of the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense, and has directed studies for U.S. and foreign aerospace and shipbuilding firms. He was a member of the Secretary of the Navy's Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) and the steering group for the Secretary's analysis of the Falklands War. For four years-as an employee of the Northrop Corporation-he worked for the Navy's Deep Submergence Systems Project (DSSP), which developed advanced escape and rescue systems in the wake of the Thresher disaster. He is the author of more than thirty books on naval, aviation, and intelligence projects. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

CONTENTSPreface1.The Thresher2.A Brief Career3.In the Yard4.The Last Cruise5.Inside the Thresher6.The Early Search7.Finding the Thresher8.The Inquiry9.A Sequence of Events10.AftermathAppendicesA.An announcement that the Thresher is "overdue and presumed missing."B.The first press briefing of the Thresher disasterC.Death certificate for the 129 Navymen and Civiliansaboard the Thresher on April 10, 1963D.Report of the Thresher Court of InquiryE.Statement announcing the finding of the Thresher's remainsF.The 129 Navymen and Civilians who died in the Thresher