The USS Thresher sank on April 10, 1963 while conducting routine maneuvers southeast of Cape Cod, Mass. The accident, which took the lives of all 129 men onboard, remains the deadliest peacetime ...
USS Thresher was the lead boat of a new class of fast, quiet nuclear submarines when she was lost during deep diving trials in April 1963. Her final messages reported difficulties and an attempt to ...
Submarines appeared on the global stage during World War I, when Germany unleashed a campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917 to sever supply lines between Great Britain and its allies. In ...
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 ...
On April 10, 1963, USS Thresher began what should have been a routine deep-dive test in the Atlantic Ocean. As the submarine approached its test depth, it sent a partial message reporting “minor ...