FILE- In this July 9, 1960 file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher is launched at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. The USS Thresher sank on ...
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In 1963, the world’s most advanced submarine sank off Cape Cod — a single brazed pipe joint killed all 129 men aboard
On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) — the lead ship of a new class of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered fast attack submarines — was conducting deep-dive tests off Cape Cod when she radioed the ...
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Remembering the 1963 tragedy of the USS Thresher
In April 1963, the U.S.S. Thresher left the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for a routine deep-dive test 200 miles off the Cape. Around 129 men aboard were planning to be home for Easter. But on April 10, ...
Family and friends gathered for an emotional service Saturday to honor the 129 Navy crew members and civilian technicians of the USS Thresher who lost their lives 50 years ago in the deadliest ...
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