Key Points and Summary - The 1963 loss of the nuclear submarine USS Thresher with all 129 personnel aboard was a pivotal disaster that transformed U.S. Navy safety culture. -The submarine was lost ...
The Thresher incident remains one of the most tragic days in the Navy’s history as 129 sailors and crew perished. The U.S. Navy arguably instills some of the more robust safety measures for its ...
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 ...