Apr 10, 2024
7:15:30am
Submariner All-American
Many on the Thresher knew for several minutes what the inevitable outcome was
going to be. She was lost during sea trials and a surface ship was in contact with her during the trials with an underwater telephone. She had a small flooding incident that caused the reactor to scram and she lost propulsion. There was a failure of the emergency blow system and couldn't get back to the surface. Without propulsion, she slowly descended to crush depth. Most people on the submarine knew what was happening as it played out.
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