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To: Red Badger
I was stationed at New London on the USS Jallao (SS-368) when the Thresher went down. A very sad day.
3 posted on 03/11/2020 2:44:36 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam
... Am attempting to blow (ballast tanks).

Sounds to me like they cracked or exploded.....................

5 posted on 03/11/2020 2:47:07 PM PDT by Red Badger (If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
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To: blam

A loss of even one is a loss to all. Thank you.


7 posted on 03/11/2020 2:50:10 PM PDT by llevrok (Vote while it is still legal)
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To: blam

We saw the training film in subschool. Not classified.


8 posted on 03/11/2020 2:51:49 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: blam

I was just in high school that day. Even I felt terrible about it. That was just like the Challenger explosion. Given the circumstances, it is probably safe to assume the crush depth wasn’t as good as expected or there was a bad weld. Even now I want to know what it was that got her.


13 posted on 03/11/2020 3:01:24 PM PDT by GingisK
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