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The Navy has release a 2nd<\/sup> round of documents on the incident that sank USS Thresher (SSN-593), which sank off the eastern US coast in April 1963, with all hands on board.<\/p>\n https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2020\/10\/28\/navy-releases-second-round-of-uss-thresher-documents<\/a><\/p>\n Source: US Naval Institute<\/p>\n October 28, 2020 9:01 AM<\/p>\n This week, the Navy released the second 300 pages of a previously classified investigation into the April 10, 1963 loss of USS Thresher and its crew of 129 sailors off the coast of New England.<\/em> This is the second set of 12 volumes of proceedings of the court of inquiry ordered by the commander of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. The first set of documents can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n This is a very, very long read, if you have the time.<\/p>\n The first\u00a0nuclear submarine lost at sea<\/a>,\u00a0Thresher<\/i>\u00a0was also the third of four submarines lost with more than 100 people aboard, the others being the\u00a0Argonaut<\/i><\/a>, lost with 102 aboard in World War II, the\u00a0Surcouf<\/a><\/i>, and the\u00a0Kursk<\/a><\/i>, which sank with 118 aboard in 2000. – Wiki<\/p>\n Submariners are a very special group of people.<\/p>\n Thanks to US Naval Institute for providing the links to the report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nA freedom of information lawsuit from retired Navy Capt. James Bryant, a former Thresher-class submarine commander, compelled the Navy to release the documents on a rolling basis starting today.<\/em><\/p>\n