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Book Synopsis Sunken Nuclear Submarines by : Viking Olver Eriksen
Download or read book Sunken Nuclear Submarines written by Viking Olver Eriksen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the potential environmental impacts of releases of nuclear materials from nuclear powered submarines. Using the limited information available, the author evaluates known accidents and potential accident scenarios whereby environmentally troublesome nuclear materials might be released.
Author :Charles River Charles River Editors Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781542728027 Total Pages :50 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (28 download)
Book Synopsis The Disappearance of the USS Scorpion by : Charles River Charles River Editors
Download or read book The Disappearance of the USS Scorpion written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the submarine's sinking *Discusses various theories surrounding its demise *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The Navy has extensively investigated the loss of Scorpion through the initial court of inquiry and the 1970 and 1987 reviews by the Structural Analysis Group. Nothing in those investigations caused the Navy to change its conclusion that an unexplained catastrophic event occurred." - Excerpt from a Navy report It takes a special type of person to serve in a nation's navy, especially on long voyages that separate men and women from their loved ones, and no service is both loved and hated as that aboard submarines, for very few people ever serve on them on a whim. For one thing, the psychological impact of being trapped for long periods underwater in tight, cramped quarters is more than many people can stand. Also, submarine service is uncharacteristically hazardous; after all, if a surface vessel is sunk, the crew has a reasonable chance of escaping death in lifeboats or being rescued out of the water by another ship. Conversely, if a submarine is badly damaged while submerged, the crew's chances of survival are at best remote. On the other hand, for those who choose to make the careers as submariners, there is no more beloved service. That is, one hopes, how it was for the 99 men who were serving on the USS Scorpion on May 22, 1968, the fateful day the submarine is believed to have sank. It appears that the crew members died quickly, but however it happened, the grief experienced by their family members dragged on for decades, exacerbated both by the Navy's lack of information about the submarine's final moments and the government's unwillingness to share what little knowledge it had. It is easy in hindsight to criticize the military for its secrecy, but it must be remembered that the Scorpion disappeared at the height of the Cold War, and therefore, little could be said publicly about its fate. Coincidentally, 3 other nuclear submarines suffered mysterious sinkings the same year, and the Cold War adversaries were interested in locating them and gleaning any secrets or technology that they could from the other side's bad luck. Indeed, it was only after the fall of the Soviet Union that the truth could be told, bringing closure to family members and a dark lesson in espionage to the American people. The Disappearance of the USS Scorpion: The History of the Mysterious Sinking of the American Nuclear Submarine looks at one of the Navy's enduring mysteries. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the USS Scorpion like never before.
Book Synopsis The Sunken Nuclear Submarine in the Norwegion Sea by : J. Blindheim
Download or read book The Sunken Nuclear Submarine in the Norwegion Sea written by J. Blindheim and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kursk Down written by Clyde Burleson and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking, tragic true story of a strange explosion that wreaked havoc on a Russian nuclear submarine. The true story of the sinking of the Russian nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000. Hailed as "unsinkable, " the "Kursk" was on maneuvers when mysterious explosions rocked the sub, causing it to sink to the bottom of the sea with its 118-man crew. This in-depth look at the disaster reveals previously unreleased information from family members of the deceased as well as from government officials.
Download or read book The Taking of K-129 written by Josh Dean and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War--a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo--about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America's most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nuclear-armed Soviet submarine K-129 after it had sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; all while the Russians were watching. In the early hours of February 25, 1968, a Russian submarine armed with three nuclear ballistic missiles set sail from its base in Siberia on a routine combat patrol to Hawaii. Then it vanished. As the Soviet Navy searched in vain for the lost vessel, a small, highly classified American operation using sophisticated deep-sea spy equipment found it--wrecked on the sea floor at a depth of 16,800 feet, far beyond the capabilities of any salvage that existed. But the potential intelligence assets onboard the ship--the nuclear warheads, battle orders, and cryptological machines--justified going to extreme lengths to find a way to raise the submarine. So began Project Azorian, a top secret mission that took six years, cost an estimated $800 million, and would become the largest and most daring covert operation in CIA history. After the U.S. Navy declared retrieving the sub "impossible," the mission fell to the CIA's burgeoning Directorate of Science and Technology, the little-known division responsible for the legendary U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird spy planes. Working with Global Marine Systems, the country's foremost maker of exotic, deep-sea drilling vessels, the CIA commissioned the most expensive ship ever built and told the world that it belonged to the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, who would use the mammoth ship to mine rare minerals from the ocean floor. In reality, a complex network of spies, scientists, and politicians attempted a project even crazier than Hughes's reputation: raising the sub directly under the watchful eyes of the Russians.
Download or read book Red Star Rogue written by Kenneth Sewell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-09-26 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Hunt for Red October" meets "Blind Man's Bluff" in this chilling, true story of a rogue Soviet submarine that sank while trying to provoke a war between the U.S. and China.
Download or read book K-19 written by Peter A. Huchthausen and published by National Geographic Society. This book was released on 2002 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the real story of a Russian submarine's narrowly averted nuclear meltdown at the height of the cold war. Companion volume to the feature film.
Book Synopsis Lost Nuclear Submarines by : Source Wikipedia
Download or read book Lost Nuclear Submarines written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: K-141 Kursk accident, K-219 submarine sinking accident, Soviet submarine K-219, Russian submarine K-141 Kursk, Soviet submarine K-8, Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets, USS Scorpion, USS Thresher, Russian submarine Kursk explosion, Yuri Shchekochikhin, Air-independent propulsion, Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy, Soviet submarine K-159, USS Augusta, USS Memphis, High-test peroxide, USS Toledo, Scorpio ROV, List of sunken nuclear submarines, P-700 Granit, Smit International, List of the Kursk submarine dead, Igor Sergeyev, Igor Britanov, Gennady Lyachin, Hostile Waters, Priz class deep submergence rescue vehicle, Mammoet, Nadezhda Tylik, Russian submarine AS-34, Komsomolets Nuclear Submarine Memorial Society. Excerpt: USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear submarine of the United States Navy, and the sixth ship of the U.S. Navy to carry that name. Scorpion was declared lost on 5 June 1968 with 99 crew members dying in the incident. The USS Scorpion is one of two nuclear submarines the U.S. Navy has lost, the other being USS Thresher (SSN-593), which sank on 10 April 1963 off the coast of New England. Scorpions keel was laid down on 20 August 1958 by the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 19 December 1959, sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth S. Morrison (daughter of the last commander of the World War II-era USS Scorpion, which had been lost with all hands in 1944), and commissioned on 29 July 1960, Commander Norman B. Bessac in command. Assigned to Submarine Squadron 6, Division 62, Scorpion departed New London, Connecticut, on 24 August for a two-month deployment in European waters. During that period, she participated in exercises with units of the 6th Fleet and of other NATO navies. After returning to New England in late October, she...
Book Synopsis Nuclear Submarine Disasters by : Chris Higgins
Download or read book Nuclear Submarine Disasters written by Chris Higgins and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of disasters involving nuclear submarines, including the Thresher, the Scorpion, and the Kursk, and explores how the investigation of these accidents can lead to safety reform.
Book Synopsis Nautilus to Columbia by : James C. Goodall
Download or read book Nautilus to Columbia written by James C. Goodall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly illustrated history of the US Navy's nuclear submarine program, from the postwar years to the 2020 Columbia-class SSBNs. James C. Goodall covers the origins, design and development of the US Navy's fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. This program was developed under the command of Hiram G. Rickover, the “Father of the Nuclear Navy” who oversaw the commissioning of the very first nuclear-powered attack submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) in 1952. This was a truly revolutionary design. Until the advent of nuclear power, the world's submarine fleets traveled on the surface at night to charge their batteries, and only dove below the surface when enemy ships or planes were spotted. With the development of the USS Nautilus, the US Navy now had the ability to stay submerged for not just hours or days, but to hide out of harm's way for weeks or months at a time This highly illustrated book covers all of the 220+ submarine hulls built and delivered to the US Navy from the USS Nautilus through to the Navy's newest class of submarine, the Columbia class SSBNs. The story of the Nuclear Navy from its origins up to the present day is told through more than 1,300 images from official and archive sources, as well as the author's own personal collection, some of which have never been published before.
Book Synopsis US Nuclear Submarines by : Jim Christley
Download or read book US Nuclear Submarines written by Jim Christley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adoption of nuclear power revolutionized submarine design and means that vessels can stay underwater for months, trailing the enemy or training weapons on land targets from secret positions, “always there, never seen.” Jim Christley, a former submariner, explores here the influence of Admiral Hyman Rickover in cautiously introducing these stealthy machines of war, and frankly discusses the power and perils of using nuclear reactors at sea. Using unique and detailed artwork, he outlines the many evolving aspects of design within the submarine classes, from the very first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, to the classes under construction even now.
Book Synopsis Mathematical modelling of radionuclide release from sunken nuclear submarines by : K. A. Burrill
Download or read book Mathematical modelling of radionuclide release from sunken nuclear submarines written by K. A. Burrill and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Submerged Secrets written by Mack Rafeal and published by Rose Publishing (CA). This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Submerged Secrets: Nuclear Submarine Chronicles" invites readers to plunge into the mysterious depths of the world's most enigmatic military vessels, exploring the clandestine and captivating realm of nuclear submarines. This immersive narrative unveils the hidden stories, covert missions, and technological marvels that define these underwater behemoths. The description takes readers on a thrilling journey through the history of nuclear submarines, from their inception during the Cold War to their evolution as silent sentinels of the deep. It delves into the advanced technologies that shroud these submarines in secrecy, showcasing the engineering marvels that enable them to operate beneath the surface with unparalleled stealth. As the narrative unfolds, it reveals the classified missions and strategic importance of nuclear submarines in global geopolitics. From icy Arctic waters to the vast expanses of the ocean, the chronicles expose the challenges faced by submariners and the pivotal role these vessels play in maintaining global security. "Submerged Secrets" is not only a tale of technological prowess but also an exploration of the human element-capturing the experiences, sacrifices, and camaraderie of those who navigate the silent world beneath the waves. The description captures the tension, excitement, and the ever-present element of danger that characterizes life aboard these submerged giants. This narrative isn't just for military enthusiasts; it's an enthralling dive into the intersection of cutting-edge technology, strategic maneuvering, and the mysteries hidden beneath the ocean's surface. "Submerged Secrets: Nuclear Submarine Chronicles" promises an unforgettable voyage into the heart of one of the most secretive and intriguing chapters in naval history.
Book Synopsis Nuclear Submarines of Advanced Design by : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Download or read book Nuclear Submarines of Advanced Design written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Submarine written by Tom Clancy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-05-06 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only the author of The Hunt for Red October could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Mr. Clancy's magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never before available to the public. Now, every civilian can enter this top secret world...the weapons, the procedures, the people themselves...the startling facts behind the fiction that made Tom Clancy a #1 bestselling author.
Book Synopsis Nuclear Submarines by : Michael Burgan
Download or read book Nuclear Submarines written by Michael Burgan and published by Capstone Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history, design, weapons, and missions of nuclear submarines.
Book Synopsis Death of the USS Thresher by : Norman Polmar
Download or read book Death of the USS Thresher written by Norman Polmar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the morning of April 10, 1963, the world's most advanced submarine was on a test dive off the New England coast when she sent a message to a support ship a thousand feet above her on the surface: experiencing minor problem . . . have positive angle . . . attempting to blow . . . Then came the sounds of air under pressure and a garbled message: . . . test depth . . . Last came the eerie sounds that experienced navy men knew from World War II: the sounds of a submarine breaking up and compartments collapsing.When she first went to sea in April of 1961, the U.S. nuclear submarine Thresher was the most advanced submarine at sea, built specifically to hunt and kill Soviet submarines. In The Death of the USS Thresher, renowned naval and intelligence consultant Norman Polmar recounts the dramatic circumstances surrounding her implosion, which killed all 129 men on board, in history's first loss of a nuclear submarine. This revised edition of Polmar's 1964 classic is based on interviews with the Thresher's first command officer, other submarine officers, and the designers of the submarine. Polmar provides recently declassified information about the submarine, and relates the loss to subsequent U.S. and Soviet nuclear submarine sinkings, as well as to the escape and rescue systems developed by the Navy in the aftermath of the disaster. The Death of the USS Thresher is a must-read for the legions of fans who enjoyed the late Peter Maas's New York Times best-seller The Terrible Hours.
