Full USS Thresher sinking report to be released

[LukeFF]

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a31351061/why-did-uss-thresher-submarine-sink/

[Barnacles]

Horrible scenario. I still have nightmares over this sort of thing. 

[Monostripezebra]

One thing that is fascinating about this story is the amount of pop songs this tragedy generated:

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 15, 2020 by Monostripezebra

[Bremspropeller]

I think the secrecy is less about the technology of the sub itself, but about technology that was included in the investigation. Such as SOSUS.

Didn't the USS Scorpion's search and investigation also include a lot of hush-ups? Most-probably for similar reasons.

[DetCord12B]

Wonder if it will turn out to be a brazed joint and blow valve icing, as is the most prevalent theory.

 

On 3/15/2020 at 1:32 PM, Bremspropeller said:

I think the secrecy is less about the technology of the sub itself, but about technology that was included in the investigation. Such as SOSUS.

Didn't the USS Scorpion's search and investigation also include a lot of hush-ups? Most-probably for similar reasons.

 

Probably. However, it's more likely that the entire disaster was the fault of the engineering team at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Can't give a MIL contractor a black-eye after all...