Submarines were among the most dangerous military occupations during World War II, with the U.S. Navy losing 52 submarines ...

Submarine Disaster for the U.S. Navy The Tragedy of the USS Thresher Submarine operations, whether during peacetime or wartime, are among some of the riskiest undertakings in the United States Navy.

The USS Thresher: Unraveling the Mystery Behind America's Worst Submarine Disaster More than six decades ago, a U.S. Navy ...

Although technology has improved, making such losses rare today, submarines remain inherently risky. -The tragic sinking of the USS Thresher in 1963 underscores this danger. The Thresher ...

The Thresher dolphins, the submarine warfare qualification device worn by the late Lt. Cmdr. John Harvey, commanding officer of USS Thresher (SSN 593) before its tragic loss, were passed on to Lt ...

An oceanic and coastal shark that is found in warm, tropical and temperate seas worldwide. Thresher sharks are pelagic, which means they roam the open ocean. They are easily recognizable by their ...

But as early as 1985, advances in optical amplifiers were being made that would eventually find their way into submarine cables. That was when a physics grad student named Robert Mears did ...

The Thresher disaster was a “come to Jesus moment” for the Navy, Galeaz said in 2013 and again last week. It led to creation of the Navy’s Submarine Safety Program — SUBSAFE — beginning ...

The United States Navy operates a large fleet of submarines, and each class brings something different to the table. However, there's something puzzling about how they're constructed: None of the ...

One of the key provisions in the Australia-U.S.-U.K. (AUKUS) agreement is for America to sell Australia between three and five Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines beginning in 2032.

They’re sometimes known as sun-dodgers: that group of men and women who spend long spells of time underwater on Navy submarines. It’s a life very few outsiders can truly get their heads around.

The Russian navy said the modernization of a base in the country's Far East has enabled seven nuclear-powered submarines to be put into service over the past few years. The comment was made by ...