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Lost Boat ( #3 of 5 )
USS Thresher (SSN-593)
Lost on:
Lost on April 10, 1963 with the loss of 112 crew members and 17 civilian technicians during deep-diving exercises. 15 minutes after reaching test depth, she communicated with USS Skylark that she was having problems. Skylark heard noises "like air rushing into an air tank" - then, silence. Rescue ship Recovery (ASR-43) subsequently recovered bits of debris, including gloves and bits of internal insulation. Photographs taken by Trieste proved that the submarine had broken up, taking all hands on board to their deaths in 1,400 fathoms of water, some 220 miles east of Boston.
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Luis Del Prado
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Class:
SSN 593
Commissioned:
8/3/1961
Launched:
7/9/1960
Builder:
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Length:
279
, Beam:
32
#Officers:
16
, #Enlisted:
96
Fate:
Thresher was lost while conducting sea trials off the New England coast. Probably due to a catastrophic flooding casualty. 129 men lost.
