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USS Thresher (SSN-593)

USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. She was the U.S. Navy's second submarine to be named after the thresher shark.

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Armament
4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes amidships
Beam
32 ft (9.8 m)
Builder
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Class & type
Permit-class submarine
Commissioned
3 August 1961
Complement
16 officers, 96 enlisted

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Early career

Sinking

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Disaster sequence of 10 April 1963

Alternative theory of the sinking: electrical failure

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USS Thresher (SSN-593)

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USS Thresher (SSN-593)

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USS Thresher (SSN-593) → Admiral Grenfell's, Alpha Books, American Submarine Espionage, Annette Lawrence, April, August, Benson, Blind Man's Bluff, Christopher, Commander Submarine Force Atlantic, Conn, CT, Death, Difference, DiMercurio, Doubleday, Drew, EastSontag, First, Garden City
Armament · 1
USS Thresher (SSN-593) → 4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes amidships
Beam · 1
USS Thresher (SSN-593) → 32 ft (9.8 m)
Builder · 1
USS Thresher (SSN-593) → Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Class & type · 1
USS Thresher (SSN-593) → Permit-class submarine
Commissioned · 1
USS Thresher (SSN-593) → 3 August 1961
Complement · 1
USS Thresher (SSN-593) → 16 officers, 96 enlisted
Displacement · 1
USS Thresher (SSN-593) → 3,540 short tons (3,210 t) light, 3,770 short tons (3,420 t) submerged
Draft · 1
USS Thresher (SSN-593) → 26 ft (7.9 m)
Fate · 1
USS Thresher (SSN-593) → Lost with all hands during deep diving tests, 10 April 1963; 129 died

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USS Thresher (SSN-593)Armament4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes amidships1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Beam32 ft (9.8 m)1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Class & typePermit-class submarine1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Commissioned3 August 19611.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Complement16 officers, 96 enlisted1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Displacement3,540 short tons (3,210 t) light, 3,770 short tons (3,420 t) submerged1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Draft26 ft (7.9 m)1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)FateLost with all hands during deep diving tests, 10 April 1963; 129 died1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Laid down28 May 19581.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Launched9 July 19601.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Length279 ft (85 m)1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)MottoVis Tacita (Silent Strength)1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)NameThresher1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)NamesakeThresher shark1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Ordered15 January 19581.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Propulsion1 Westinghouse S5W PWR, Westinghouse Geared Turbines 15,000 shp (11 MW)1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)1.00infobox
USS Thresher (SSN-593)Stricken10 April 19631.00infobox

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