A failure in engineering.
“A failure in engineering.”
My understanding is that a welder brazed a critical joint, rather than welded, which failed under pressure.
Silver brazing failure in seawater piping was the expected cause. After Thresher, the Navy eliminated the process on all subs.
My father was the disposal office at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and had a friend who keep inviting him to take a submarine ride. He was all set to take that ride but at the last minute a guy from D.C. showed up for a surprise inspection and my dad had to postpone. That was April 10, 1963 and the submarine was the USS Thresher...