April 10, 1963
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Topic: April 10, 1963
Posted By: Rontini599
Subject: April 10, 1963
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 1:27pm
Soon it will be the 45th Anniversary of the loss of the USS Thresher.
Last December a small book was published by Bruce Rule who was the Navy's Acoustic expert and who analyzed the SOSUS records. Bruce also did the major work on the Scorpion loss.
And yes I lost a friend on the Thresher.
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My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads
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Posted By: Dave595
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 4:30pm
I think it is 55 years
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EM1(SS)
USS PLUNGER (SSN-595)
HOLLAND Club
USSVI LIFE Member
Blueback Base, Rogue-Umpqua Base, Olympic Peninsula Base
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Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 8:17pm
Dave is correct. 37+18 is 55.
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My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads
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Posted By: SaltiDawg
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 9:22pm
Posted By: Runner485
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 12:27pm
I just can't believe it's been 55 years since that tragedy. I remember it as if it was yesterday.
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DBF
Joe
SS485,CVA42
Holland Club
Mid-Atlantic Base
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Posted By: Palm Bay Ken
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 8:04am
I remember it well. Was in the hospital at NAS, Memphis for some surgery. The CO, Wes Harvey had been my Chief Engineer at S1C when I we put it in commission and the XO, Patty May Garner was my Engineer in Skate. If I hadn't been selected for NESEP I would probably have been aboard. Didn't sleep very well that night.
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Ken Wiltshire
K4HBE
SS-206/SS-523/S1C/SSN-578/Ole Miss(NESEP)/DLG-14/SS-563/SS-567/SSN-584/CSS6/NavSafCen/
York County Public Schools/Virginia Beach City Public Schools/Retired
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Posted By: gcconnor1
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 10:19am
Just finishing up at S1C. Wife and I wondering if I made a bad decision. Worked out well. Seven patrols and a yard period on the Ethan Allen.
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GC Connor EMC(SS)/LT USN Ret
USS Ethan Allen(7)
Holland Club WA2STJ
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