USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. She was the U.S. Navy's second submarine to be named after the thresher shark. On 10 April 1963, Thresher sank during deep-diving tests about 350 km (220 mi) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, killing all 129 crew and shipyard personnel aboard. Her loss was a watershed moment for ...
The Thresher got under way on her initial sea trials from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, on 30 April 1961. She was the first of a new class of nuclear-powered submarines, combining the attributes of an “attack” submarine and a specialized “hunter-killer” craft. The submarine had a cigar-shaped hull that was derived from the research submarine Albacore (AGSS-569) for ...
What Killed the Thresher? | Naval History Magazine - April 2023, Volume ...
The second Thresher (SSN-593) was laid down on 28 May 1958 by the Portsmouth (NH) Naval Shipyard, launched on 9 July 1960, sponsored by Mrs. Frederick B. Warder, and commissioned on 3 August 1961, Commander Dean W. Axene in command. Following trials, the nuclear attack submarine took part in Nuclear Submarine Exercise (NUSUBEX) 3-61 off the northeastern coast of the United States from 18 to 24 ...
On , the USS Thresher left the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, and headed out to the North Atlantic. This submarine represented the top of the line of the United States' maritime technology. The Thresher was a new type of nuclear-powered submarine packed with technology that made her fast and stealthy and allowed her to dive deeper than any sub that had come before ...