December 3, 2020
The Sinking of the USS Thresher Was Horrible. But It Changed the Navy Forever
How the crew died is horrifying.
by Kyle Mizokami
Here's What You Need to Remember: The U.S. Navy immediately moved to prevent such as tragedy from happening again. Less than two months later it created SUBSAFE, a program designed to ensure the structural integrity of submarine hulls at pressure and, if an emergency occurred, ensure that the submarine could safely surface. It established submarine design requirements and certified construction procedures “as specific as cataloging the source of alloy for each piece of equipment that is SUBSAFE approved.â€
In the United States Navy, submarines lost at sea are said to be on “eternal patrol.†One such submarine was USS Thresher. Meant to be the first in a new generation of fast nuclear-attack submarines, today it rests in more than eight thousand feet of water, along with its crew. Thresher is one of two American submarines lost since the end of World War II.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/sinking-uss-thresher-was-horrible-it-changed-navy-forever-173670
