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USS Thresher (SSN-593) under way, 30 April 1961
History
United States
Name Thresher
Namesake Thresher shark
Ordered 15 January 1958
Builder Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Laid down 28 May 1958
Launched 9 July 1960
Commissioned 3 August 1961
Stricken 10 April 1963[1]
Motto Vis Tacita (Silent Strength)
Fate Lost with all hands during deep diving tests, 10 April 1963; 129 died
General characteristics
Class & type Permit-class submarine
Displacement 3,540 short tons (3,210 t) light, 3,770 short tons (3,420 t) submerged
Length 279 ft (85 m)
Beam 32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft 26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion 1 Westinghouse S5W PWR, Westinghouse Geared Turbines 15,000 shp (11 MW)
Speed 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement 16 officers, 96 enlisted
Armament 4 x 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes amidships
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.
On 10 April 1963, Thresher sank during deep-diving tests about 350 km (220 mi) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, killing all 129 crew and shipyard personnel aboard. Her loss was a watershed moment for the U.S. Navy, leading to the implementation of a rigorous submarine safety program known as SUBSAFE. The first nuclear submarine lost at sea, Thresher was also the third of four submarines lost with more than 100 people aboard, the others being the French Surcouf, sinking with 130 personnel in 1942, USS Argonaut, lost with 102 aboard in 1943, and Russian Kursk, which sank with 118 aboard in 2000.
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Manufacturer:
Modelsvit
Code Number:
MSVIT1401
Scale:
1:144
Item type:
Ship kits, full hull (injection)
Price:
£55.67
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