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Show Notes
On April 9th, 1963, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher departed Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for depth tests in the Atlantic. It would never return.
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Articles and books:
- U.S. Naval Institute: What Killed the Thresher?
- Arlington National Cemetery: USS Thresher memorial
- Titanic Discovery was By-Product of Military Quest
- The Death of the USS Thresher: The Story Behind History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster, by Norman Polmar
- Navy documents reveal officer flagged "dangerous condition" before deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history