RIP USS Thresher

Bilge_Rat · 04-10-07, 03:32 PM

44 years ago today the USS Thresher went down.

Reading the story of that tragedy when I was a boy started a lifelong interest in submarines.

some photos of the sub:

and of the wreckage:

Gildor · 04-10-07, 03:43 PM

Sad. I will have to read up on it today.

I was 2 days old when it happened. Born Apr 8 1963.

RIP

Camaero · 04-10-07, 05:42 PM

I was negative 25 years old.

Good pictures mate.

bookworm_020 · 04-10-07, 06:36 PM

The Thresher got me interested in subs as well, It was given as an example of loss of life at sea in a book I read.

It's seems we don't learn from our mistakes all that well as it keeps happening, eg, Kursk.

geetrue · 04-11-07, 02:32 AM

I reported aboard my first submarine the USS Salmon SS-573, home port San Diego's old submarine base
called Ballast Point, on April 6th 1963 ...

I was too young to worry about the Thresher not coming back up, plus sub duty had been my dream since the old black & white
series Silent Service in the mid 50's ...

04-11-07, 02:41 AM

Sorry to add humor to a sad topic... but why does the right guy on the conning tower in the first picture look like Darth Vader...

Anways *Salutes*

The Avon Lady · 04-11-07, 02:45 AM

USN's historical page for the Thresher. RIP.

Underwater wreck photos page.

Bilge_Rat · 04-11-07, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geetrue

I reported aboard my first submarine the USS Salmon SS-573, home port San Diego's old submarine base
called Ballast Point, on April 6th 1963 ...

I was too young to worry about the Thresher not coming back up, plus sub duty had been my dream since the old black & white
series Silent Service in the mid 50's ...

Geetrue, since you were serving at that time, do you have any theory on what happened?

I know the official navy version was that a pipe probably burst, knocking out power and that the sub drifted below crush depth, but that was all based on conjecture.

04-10-07, 03:32 PM	#1
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,793 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	RIP USS Thresher 44 years ago today the USS Thresher went down. Reading the story of that tragedy when I was a boy started a lifelong interest in submarines. some photos of the sub: and of the wreckage:

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Gildor Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 251 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sad. I will have to read up on it today. I was 2 days old when it happened. Born Apr 8 1963. RIP __________________ U-46: Oct 1943 off Portugal

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Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I was negative 25 years old. Good pictures mate. __________________

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The Thresher got me interested in subs as well, It was given as an example of loss of life at sea in a book I read. It's seems we don't learn from our mistakes all that well as it keeps happening, eg, Kursk. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I reported aboard my first submarine the USS Salmon SS-573, home port San Diego's old submarine base called Ballast Point, on April 6th 1963 ... I was too young to worry about the Thresher not coming back up, plus sub duty had been my dream since the old black & white series Silent Service in the mid 50's ... __________________

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Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Sorry to add humor to a sad topic... but why does the right guy on the conning tower in the first picture look like Darth Vader... Anways Salutes

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The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	USN's historical page for the Thresher. RIP. Underwater wreck photos page. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974