USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. She was the U.S. Navy's second submarine to be named after the thresher shark.

The USS Thresher (SSN-593), which sank 60 years ago this April, was the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine to be lost at sea. Amid the public shock over the tragedy, the U.S. Navy grappled for an answer as to what went wrong.

On April 9, 1963, USS Thresher (SSN 593), the lead nuclear-powered attack submarine of her class, sailed from Kittery, Maine, to approximately 220 miles east of Massachusetts to conduct...

On 10 April 1963, the U.S. Navy suffered the loss of the nuclear submarine Thresher, the nation's third peacetime submarine loss since World War II, and by far the United States' greatest single submarine disaster in terms of loss of life.

Feb 8, 2019 · In company with Skylark (ASR-20), Thresher put to sea on 10 April 1963 for deep-diving exercises. In addition to her 16 officers and 96 enlisted men, the submarine carried 17 civilian technicians.

The USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the first in a new class of deep diving fast attack nuclear submarines. She was constructed in the Ports­ mouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. By early April 1963 Thresher had completed her “Post Shakedown …

USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead nuclear-submarine attack submarine of her class and was commissioned on August 3, 1961, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. Following...

Sep 23, 2020 · USS Thresher (SSN 593) got underway with 129 crew and shipyard personnel aboard for her post availability sea trials from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on April 9th, 1963, accompanied by the Submarine Rescue Ship Skylark (ASR-20).

Jul 13, 2021 · The second U.S. Navy ship named Thresher (SSN-593) perpetuated the name of the World War II submarine Thresher (SS-200). II (SSN-593: displacement 3,770 (standard), 4,300 (submerged); length...

USS Thresher, lead ship of a class of 3700-ton nuclear-powered attack submarines, was built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. Commissioned in August 1961, she conducted lengthy trails in the western Atlantic and Caribbean areas in 1961 and 1962, providing a thorough evaluation of her many new technological features and weapons.