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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/USS Thresher (SS-200)
		USS Thresher (SS-200), a Tambor-class submarine, was the first United States Navy ship to be named for the thresher shark.
		Thresher observed two hits, and the vessel, with her bow in the air, was observed in a sinking condition.
		Thresher was recommissioned on 6 February 1946 to be used as a target during atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/USS_Thresher_%28SS-200%29 (4747 words)

	USS Thresher I
		Quickly reappraising the situation, Thresher immediately went deep to avoid the attentions of "friendly forces." She again tried to enter the harbor on the 8th, but was driven off by depthbombs from a patrol plane, before Thornton (AVD-ll) finally arrived to provide safe conduct for the submarine at midday on the 8th.
		Thresher observed two hits; and the vessel, with her bow in the air was observed in a sinking condition.
		Thresher's commander postulated that the enemy vessel was bound for Daisei Gunto and accordingly plotted course to intercept the enemy vessel before she could reach that destination, some three hours later.
	www.navyhistory.com /Submarine/thresherI.html (5049 words)

	DANFS: USS Thresher (SS-200)
		Quickly reappraising the situation, Thresher immediately went deep to avoid the attentions of "friendly forces." She again tried to enter the harbor on the 8th, but was driven off by depth-bombs from a patrol plane, before Thornton (AVD-11) finally arrived to provide safe conduct for the submarine at midday on the 8th.
		Thresher deployed to a position 16,000 yards astern of the convoy, to trail the enemy group and be ready to pick off stragglers.
		Thresher's commander postulated that the enemy vessel was bound for Daisei Gunto and accordingly plotted course to intercept the enemy vessel before she could reach that destination, some three hours later.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/danfs/SS/ss200.html (5133 words)

	USS Thresher (SSN 593) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During her seatrials, the USS THRESHER is docked at San Juan, Puerto Rico, with her reactor shut down and a diesel generator providing electricity to perform the usual docking procedures.
		USS THRESHER is damaged in a collision with a commercial tug berthing her at Port Canaveral.
		USS THRESHER was laid down on 28 May 1958 by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Naval Shipyard; launched on 9 July 1960; sponsored by Mrs.
	navysite.de /ssn/ssn593.htm (772 words)

	Submarine Photo Index
		Thresher was typical of the big submarines prior to WW II, with her streamlined bridge fairwater & periscope shears & her 3 in/50 gun abaft the fairwater.
		Stern view of the Thresher (SS-200) in the Mare Island channel on 6 Oct 43.
		Bow on view of the Thresher (SS-200) in the Mare Island channel on 6 Oct 43.
	www.navsource.org /archives/08/08200.htm (634 words)

	Thresher
		The second THRESHER (SSN-593) was laid down on 28 May 1958 by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Naval Shipyard; launched on 9 July 1960; sponsored by Mrs.
		Subsequently, a Court of Inquiry was convened and, after studying pictures and other data, opined that the loss of THRESHER was in all probability due to a casting, piping, or welding failure that flooded the engine room with water.
		THRESHER is in six major sections on the ocean floor, with the majority in a single debris field about 400 yards square.
	www.submarinehistory.com /Thresher.html (720 words)

	USS Thresher Disaster
		At 9:13 a.m., the USS Skylark received a signal indicating that the submarine was experiencing "minor difficulties." Shortly afterward, the Skylark received a series of garbled, undecipherable message fragments from the Thresher.
		The Navy's investigation concluded that while the Thresher was operating at test depth, a leak had developed at a silver-brazed joint in an engine room seawater system, and water from the leak may have short-circuited electrical equipment, causing a reactor shutdown and leaving the submarine without primary and secondary propulsion systems.
		Honoring the 129 sailors and civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and urging the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy in Arlington National Cemetery.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /uss-thresher.htm (2042 words)

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		THRESHER Thresher: A class of shark which is harmless to man and easily recognizable because its tail is longer than the combined length of body and head.
		Quickly reappraising the situation, THRESHER immediately went deep to avoid the attentions of "friendly forces." She again tried to enter the harbor on the 8th, but was driven off by depth bombs from a patrol plane, before seaplane tender THORNTON (AVD-11) finally arrived to provide safe conduct for the submarine at midday on the 8th.
		THRESHER soon departed the Philippines and sailed via Pearl Harbor and Midway to the west coast for a major overhaul at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, Calif.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss200.txt (5221 words)

	USS Thresher
		At 9:13 a.m., the USS Skylark (a surface vessel assigned to assist Thresher) received a signal, via underwater telephone, indicating that the submarine was experiencing “minor difficulties, have positive up-angle, attempting to blow.”
		Thresher was able to dive deeper and run quieter than other submarine at that time.
		The Navy’s investigation concluded that while the Thresher was operating at test depth, a leak had developed at a silver-brazed joint in an engine room seawater system, and water from the leak may have short-circuited electrical equipment, causing cascading casualties.
	www.csp.navy.mil /othboats/593.htm (584 words)

	US Sub Apogon - American Submarine Painting
		During her second patrol USS Apogon claimed to have sunk a further 2 enemy ships although neither of these were credited to her in official reports.
		When USS Apogon was on her fourth patrol, together with fellow submarines USS Guardfish (SS-217), USS Thresher (SS-200), and USS Piranha (SS-389), a nine-ship Japanese convoy with approximately six escorts was sighted.
		USS Apogon inflicted damage upon numerous other ships along the way but only had one more sinking to add to her name — that of the 2614-ton transport ship Hakuai Maru which she successfully hit during her seventh patrol.
	www.members.aol.com /shipwrecksworld/ussub.htm (728 words)

	Submarine Photo Index
		Thresher (SSN-593), port bow aerial view, taken while the submarine was underway on 30 April 1961.
		Thresher (SSN-593), underway on the surface, circa 1961-63.
		Thresher (SSN-593) sonar arrangement, showing the bow sphere, the staves of BQR-7, and the equipment space control room (which was not in the control or attack center).
	www.navsource.org /archives/08/08593a.htm (1611 words)

	The Cavalla-Thresher Incident
		Cavalla was at sea in the proximity of Puerto Rico, while the nuclear submarine USS Thresher was moored to the portside of Pier Fernandez Junos Bravo in downtown San Juan, Puerto Rico.
		At 10:20, Thresher was rigged for reduced electrical power, and 15 minutes later her reactor was shut down to "subcritical".
		Cavalla was moored close enough to Thresher to be able to use those cables as "jumpers" and use her diesels to give the Thresher the electricity to bring the reactor back to critical at 0402.
	www.brazosport.cc.tx.us /~nstevens/cavthres.html (603 words)

	THE SEARCH FOR THE USS “THRESHER” (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In mid-April, 1963 I was aboard the research vessel Robert D. Conrad in the Caribbean Sea preparing to launch a network of deep-anchored current meter buoys in a line south of Puerto Rico.
		Following the Thresher disaster, submarine testing and construction standards were raised from the level of those used for conventional surface ships to those comparable to nuclear propulsion systems and NASA’s space vehicles.
		The lessons learned from the Thresher disaster fostered such changes in the construction of Navy submarines that the lives of those who continue to sail them are now far safer than before.
	www.ldeo.columbia.edu /ldeo/alum/stories/Gerard_Sam_Thresher.htm (1817 words)

	History
		Newly refitted, THRESHER departed the west coast on 8 October and arrived at Pearl one week later and commenced her tenth War Patrol as she departed the Hawaiian Islands on 1 November, bound for the waters north of the Carolines.
		THRESHER deployed to a position 15,000 yards astern of the convoy, to trail the enemy group and be ready to pick off stragglers.
		THRESHER was recommissioned on 6 February 1946 to be used as a target during atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
	www.broseker.net /babroseker/history.htm (4673 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Norman Polmar - The Death of the Uss Thresher at Epinions.com
		The USS Thresher was one of the "hunter-killer" class of submarines developed to hunt the submarine "missile boats" of the perceived enemies of the United States, mainly submarines belonging to the Soviet Union (which included Russia).
		On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher and her crew disappeared beneath the waves and never returned to the surface.
		The USS Thresher, in life, is shown on the book's cover in a head-on shot as the ship approaches the photographer, with men now gone on deck in her conning tower as the ship rides on the surface.
	www.epinions.com /content_174525288068 (1846 words)

	USS Thresher SS 200
		USS Thresher SS 200 launch March 27, 1940.
		USS Thresher SS 200 pre launch work showing the stern of the submarine.
		USS Thresher in 1943 during refit trials at Mare Island.
	www.rddesigns.com /subs/200.html (431 words)

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		the nuclear-powered submarines USS Thresher (SSN 593) in 1963...
		The BOI there concluded that a contributing cause of her loss was the fact that she lacked the improved safety features recommended by the Thresher BOI.
		The tragedy is, she was scheduled to get them at her MLUD drydocking- after the cruise on which she was lost..
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/462-663.aspx (457 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/USS Thresher
		USS Thresher refers to two United States Navy submarines, named after the Thresher shark:
		USS Thresher (SS-200), a Tambor-class submarine that served in World War II.
		USS Thresher (SSN-593), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines and was lost by accident on 10 April, 1963.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/USS_Thresher (103 words)

	Portsmouth Herald Local News: USS Thresher crew remembered
		Captain Jonathan C. Iverson, left, of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and USS Montpelier Commanding Officer Mark E. David salute as submarine vetran William Tebo reads the names of the 129 men who lost their lives while serving aboard the USS Thresher in 1963.
		Nine years old when the Thresher sank, DiNola’s father, Michael, was on board along with 128 other officers, crewmen and civilian technicians.
		On Saturday, the 42nd anniversary was observed with speeches, songs and salutes, during a ceremony at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and with DiNola once again honoring the memory of his father and the rest of the lost Thresher crew.
	www.seacoastonline.com /2005news/04102005/news/36132.htm (401 words)

	Death Of The USS Thresher SSN-593 / Norman Polmar / Nuclear / SubmarineBooks.com
		Commissioned August 3, 1961, USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat in her new class.
		The gruesome remains of Thresher were eventually located in 8,400 feet of water, where the pressure exceeds 1,000 pounds per square inch.
		In "The Death of the USS Thresher," renowned naval and intelligence consultant Norman Polmar recounts the dramatic circumstances surrounding the loss of Thresher.
	www.submarinebooks.com /Thresher.htm (500 words)

	History for USS Thresher - SSN 593 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Accompanied by the submarine rescue ship USS Skylark (ASR-20), she transited to an area some 220 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and on the morning of April 10 started deep-diving tests.
		As these proceeded, garbled communications were received by Skylark, indicating that after initial problems the Thresher had tilted and the crew were attempting to regain control.
		When the garbled communications eventually ceased, it gradually became apparent that she had sunk, taking the lives of 129 officers, crewmen and military and civilian technicians.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,202139\|801382,00.html (98 words)

	The Boston University Washington Journalism Center
		WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday night marking the 40th anniversary of the loss of the USS Thresher, a pioneering nuclear submarine that sank to the bottom of the Atlantic on April 10, 1963, killing 96 Navy sailors, 16 officers and 17 employees of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
		Thresher was launched in Kittery at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1960.
		The Thresher failed to resurface during a deep-sea diving trial, but the Navy never determined the reason.
	www.bu.edu /washjocenter/Spring_2003_Stories/chad_berndtson/newswire_cberndtson_thresher-4-2.htm (435 words)

	My Navy Service Tour
		On the morning of 10 April 1963, the Thresher proceeded to conduct sea trials about 200 miles off the coast of Cape Cod.
		At 09:13 hours, the USS Skylark received a signal indicating that the submarine was experiencing "minor difficulties." Shortly afterward, the Skylark received a series of garbled, undecipherable message fragments from the Thresher.
		Subsequent commands included USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869), in 1955-57, and USS Dewey (DLG-14), in 1959-61.Promoted to the rank of Captain in July 1961; Zumwalt attended the National War College and held responsible headquarters positions in Washington, D.C., until receiving a further promotion in July 1965.
	bfoneill.com /navytour_02.htm (801 words)

	Dr.Joyce Brothers on the sinking of the USS Thresher (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The tragic loss of the submarine Thresher and 129 men had a special kind of an impact on the nation.....a special kind of sadness, mixed with universal admiration for the men who choose this type of work.
		One could not mention the Thresher without observing, in the same breath how utterly final and alone the end is when a ship dies at the bottom of the sea....and what a remarkable specimen of man it must be who accepts such a risk.
		This country can be proud and grateful that so many of its sound, young, eager men care enough about their own stature in life and the welfare of their country to pool their skills and match them collectively against the power of the sea.
	members.aol.com /brittvanm/ssn596/drbrothers.htm (650 words)

	A Moment in Time: The Sinking of USS Thresher - II (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lead: In April 1963, USS Thresher, a nuclear attack submarine sank in the Atlantic off Cape Cod with the loss of 129 lives.
		Content: Thresher was a new class of sub designed to hunt and destroy Soviet nuclear submarines.
		On the final morning of it life Thresher, commanded by 36-year-old Lt. Commander John W. Harvey, a naval academy graduate, began its descent 220 miles off the Massachusetts coast.
	ehistory.osu.edu /world/amit/display.cfm?amit_id=1802 (333 words)

	sci.engr.* FAQ on Failures: USS Thresher
		According to him, they were at a depth of about 1000' (if I recall correctly) and were moving very slowly (a couple of knots) when the fitting blew.
		As the ship gets closer to the surface, more sea water is displaced from the ballast tanks simply due to reducing the back pressure.
		The pressure drop from the emergency air banks to the ballast tanks is enough to cause ice formation and plug emergency blow lines -- such was the case with the Thresher.
	www.tcnj.edu /~rgraham/failures/Thresher.html (534 words)

	Amazon.com: The Death of the USS Thresher: The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster: Books: Norman Polmar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		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.
		The Death of the USS Thresher is a must-read for the legions of fans who enjoyed the late Peter Maas's New York Times best-seller The Terrible Hours.
		The sinking of the USS Thresher with 129 aboard in 1963 sent the Navy into a fit of paranoia and secrecy from which it's never recovered.
	www.amazon.com /Death-USS-Thresher-Deadliest-Submarine/dp/1592283926 (1784 words)

	USS Thresher - 40 Years Later
		Then came the news that the THRESHER was the submarine that was lost; our dad was not on that submarine...he had been assigned to another submarine's sea trials at the last minute.
		It was shortly after THRESHER went down and the crew list was released that I found out that a young fellow I had often played with at the park close to my home, Joey Hoague, was a member of the lost crew.
		At the time of the disaster, my boat was about one hundred fifty miles south of the Thresher, doing the same type of operation that she was doing, that is sea trials.
	www.ussremora.com /USSThresher/USSThresher40Years.htm (1784 words)

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