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2021-03-19 Science & Technology

Declassified Documents Reveal the Truth About Why the USS Thresher Sank

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Posted by badanov 2021-03-19 06:06|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

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OK we are talking 50 plus years ago.
In the ITSEC Audits and Investigations world, verify evidence & printed materials by also speaking with those that collect it.

I personally wouldn't 100% trust any documents to be authentic and not manipulated prior to storage for US Naval/Contractor CYA self serving reasons.

A point like shared by many that have work Rotten-Groton. ☺

Posted by NN2N1 2021-03-19 09:08|| 2021-03-19 09:08|| Front Page Top

#2 There aren't a lot of good ways to die, but that one really sucks.

Posted by Mercutio 2021-03-19 09:15|| 2021-03-19 09:15|| Front Page Top

#3 ...more like crushing.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-03-19 09:24|| 2021-03-19 09:24|| Front Page Top

#4 ...That headline is kinda misleading, because we've known since 1963 what killed Thresher. It's good to see though that the BoI looked at and recognized the other factors involved.

Kind of a personal angle here too - my wife's grandfather was on the Thresher commission (weapons side of things) and he banged heads pretty hard with Admiral Hyman Rickover during the course of the inquiry. I would like to point out that it wasn't Granddad who backed down.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-03-19 10:59|| 2021-03-19 10:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Granddad outfought Hyman Rickover? I assume he got the Navy Cross.

Posted by Matt 2021-03-19 11:30|| 2021-03-19 11:30|| Front Page Top

#6 #5 Granddad outfought Hyman Rickover? I assume he got the Navy Cross. Posted by: Matt 2021-03-19 11:30

...Better than that: Granddad was a former enlisted gunner aboard one of the old four-stack destroyers, and when he got out decided he really liked things that went boom, so used his GI Bill benefits to go to school for it. Ended up with his Ph.D in physics and was the USN's senior civilian explosives safety guy when he retired in the 70s. I can only imagine what Admiral Rickover's thoughts were on being swatted down by a former Gunner's Mate.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-03-19 14:06|| 2021-03-19 14:06|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ Heh. Humbling

Posted by Frank G 2021-03-19 14:18|| 2021-03-19 14:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Awesome. That should be a "Fullbore Friday" essay over at the CdrSalamander blog.

Posted by Matt 2021-03-19 14:51|| 2021-03-19 14:51|| Front Page Top

#9 I've always known the truth about the loss of the Thresher, too much water in the people tank.

Posted by Hupoque Choluse5861 2021-03-19 15:57|| 2021-03-19 15:57|| Front Page Top

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