Nuclear Submarine Crushes Killing All Aboard Uss Thresher 1963

1963 From General Hospital To The Death Of A Pope Cnn 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 for the u.s. navy, leading to the implementation of a rigorous submarine safety program known as subsafe. On april 10, 1963, thresher sank during deep diving tests about 220 miles east of cape cod, massachusetts, killing all 129 crew and shipyard personnel aboard. her loss was a watershed for the us navy, leading to the implementation of a rigorous submarine safety program known as subsafe.

Uss Thresher Sinking 1963 Devastating Disasters On april 10, 1963, the uss thresher, an atomic submarine, sinks in the atlantic ocean, killing the entire crew. one hundred and twenty nine sailors and civilians were lost when the sub. The uss thresher (ssn 593) was the first in a new class of deep diving fast attack nuclear submarines. she was constructed in the ports­ mouth naval shipyard in kittery, maine. by early april 1963 thresher had completed her “post shakedown availability” (psa) and went to sea for psa sea trials. A flooding casualty in the engine room is believed to be the “most probable” cause of the sinking of the nuclear submarine ss thresher, lost april 10, 1963, 220 miles east of cape cod with 129 persons aboard. The loss of the nuclear powered submarine and all 129 men aboard during a test dive in the atlantic ocean delivered a blow to national pride during the cold war and became the impetus for.

2 Uss Thresher Nuclear Submarine Sinking Disaster U S Navy 1963 A flooding casualty in the engine room is believed to be the “most probable” cause of the sinking of the nuclear submarine ss thresher, lost april 10, 1963, 220 miles east of cape cod with 129 persons aboard. The loss of the nuclear powered submarine and all 129 men aboard during a test dive in the atlantic ocean delivered a blow to national pride during the cold war and became the impetus for. On 10 april 1963, the u.s. navy suffered the loss of the nuclear submarine thresher, the nation's third peacetime submarine loss since world war ii, and by far the united states' greatest single submarine disaster in terms of loss of life. The first nuclear submarine lost at sea; thresher was also the third of four submarines lost with more than 100 people aboard, the others being the french surcouf, sinking with 130 personnel in. Without power, the submarine couldn’t drive herself upward, nor could she properly blow her ballast tanks. she sank past her crush depth and imploded at approximately 2,400 feet, under 1,070 psi of pressure—instantly killing all aboard.

Uss Thresher Accident Archives 19fortyfive On 10 april 1963, the u.s. navy suffered the loss of the nuclear submarine thresher, the nation's third peacetime submarine loss since world war ii, and by far the united states' greatest single submarine disaster in terms of loss of life. The first nuclear submarine lost at sea; thresher was also the third of four submarines lost with more than 100 people aboard, the others being the french surcouf, sinking with 130 personnel in. Without power, the submarine couldn’t drive herself upward, nor could she properly blow her ballast tanks. she sank past her crush depth and imploded at approximately 2,400 feet, under 1,070 psi of pressure—instantly killing all aboard.