Retired Submarine Commander Sues Navy to Release USS Thresher Investigation

USNI News ^ | August 11, 2019 7:40 PM | Ben Werner

[mylife]

Tommy Cox and Bobby Reed wrote Kursk.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

That’s about as funny as...

[SubVet72]

My understanding of the the Thresher tragedy is this. A reactor scram caused a loss of propulsion. An emergency blow was initiated but was unsuccessful because ice formed in the lines leading to the main ballast tanks due to the cooling effect of the rapid expansion of compressed air.

This is what I learned when I attended submarine school in 1971. I went on to serve on a diesel boat not a nuke. If it was a problem that was with the reactor coolant system then its quite possible that the information is still considered classified today.

[GOPJ]

“A lot of things had to have gone wrong for that submarine to sink,” Bryant said.

Was this the sub that sank about a year after a Russian sub was accidentally sunk?

[Rummyfan]

Those boats were built in a New England shipyard (Grotten, CT??). At the time of construction the welders were paid on a piecemeal basis to speed up construction. In other words, paid by the inch of welding rather than by an hourly rate.

Electric Boat, a division of General Dynamics.

[mabarker1]

It will never be known exactly what happened. The debris field is Huge and Deep. Don’t think there are big pieces except maybe the Reactor ? Anybody know anything about that ?

[mabarker1]

My Condolences to Your Family.

RIP Sir.

[DiogenesLamp]

My understanding of what happened in brief was they were attempting an Emergency Blow and the Valving for the air froze over blocking the air from getting to the Ballast Tanks to displace the water in the Tanks.

This is exactly what I have been told from another source who was in the Navy's submarine program.

This explanation is apparently taught in the Navy's submarine training classes. All subsequent submarines have drain valves for their blow valves to prevent such an event from occurring again.

[DiogenesLamp]

I have been informed regarding what is believed to have happened to the Scorpion, and I fully understand why nobody will talk about it.

Big can of worms right there.

[TheDon]

My Dad was stationed on the Thresher but decided submarine life was not for him. He went to make the Navy a career, but never forgot the crew of the Thresher. He kept several momentos which I inherited from him. I was born afterwards.

[pfflier]

What is remarkable is that this massive cover-up has been successful. Many, many people must know these facts.

A classic pattern in conspiracy theories. Hundreds had to know, no one says a thing.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

That’s how the fish are powering their city.

[Buffalo Head]

"A classic pattern in conspiracy theories. Hundreds had to know, no one says a thing."

I said it. Who is listening and ready to follow up?

[blam]

I was stationed on the USS Jallao (SS-368) in New London when the Thresher went down.

A dark day.

[mabarker1]

While rutting around the .net I found this:

https://interestingengineering.com/uss-thresher-and-scorpion-the-uss-lost-nuclear-submarines

I’ve tried several times to copy and paste but it’s blocked so use the LINK above to read some info like Yes there were Nuke Weapons onboard as well as being Nuke Powered.

Also a bit more Detailed Cause of Loss on both Boats.

Again, I send My Condolences out to All Family Members for Their Losses of Loved Ones.

And I Pray for Safety of Our Military, All Branches around the World as They put Their Lives on the line 24/7/365 so We Civilians can putter around on our daily business.

[brooklin]

A nuke boat on sea trials.

[ought-six]

“The first rule of the Silent Service is you do not talk about the loss of Scorpion. The second rule of the Silent Service is you do not talk about the loss of Scorpion.”

I was in Air Force Intelligence during Vietnam (back in those days it was called USAFSS). We had some Navy Intelligence people stationed with us. They said that Scorpion was sunk by the Soviets, in a kind of tit-for-tat for our sinking a Soviet sub in the Pacific. That is why it was so hushed up.

[mabarker1]

Final Secret of the USS Scorpion.