1) 4 b & w photos of subs a) E-1 class Skipjack b) Attack Class-Pre-Nuclear USS Cochino c) Typical of the World War II fleet type of submarines was the USS Flasher d) radar picket USS Triton circa 1959 2) Triton surfaces after historic voyage 1960
1) 4 b & w photos of subs a) E-1 class Skipjack b) Attack Class-Pre-Nuclear USS Cochino c) Typical of the World War II fleet type of submarines was the USS Flasher d) radar picket USS Triton circa 1959 2) Triton surfaces after historic voyage 1960
Entry/Object ID
2016.1.0795
Scope and Content
1) News clipping that consists of 4 b & w photos of subs. Caption reads A)"Early Fleet Type - E-1 Class Skipjack was the first sub powered by marine diesel engines in place of the gasoline type." B) "Attack Class-Pre-Nuclear USS Cochino was typical of the fast sub designed after World War II for increased maneuverability and firepower." C) "Typical of the World War II fleet type of submarines was the USS Flasher., credited with sinking a record 100,231 ton of Japanese shipping. D) "Nuclear Navy's Biggest - The radar-picket USS Triton, 447 feet long and displacing 5,900 tons, was commissioned here last year. (circa 1959) 2) b & w news photo of a sub - Caption Reads, "Wednesday, May 11, 1960 Triton surfaces off Delaware after completing historic voyage (Associated Press Wirefotos) Penned Under Water Naval History gained a bright new chapter yesterday with the announcement that the USS Triton, 7759 tons of atomic submarine, had completed an 83-day trip around the world completely underwater…"
Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, "First Underwater Circumnavigation of the World", Diesel submarine, Fleet type submarine, New London, Twin Reactors Submarine, USS COCHINO (SS-345), USS E-1 (SS-24) originally Skipjack, USS FLASHER (SS-249), USS TRITON (SSRN586), U.S. Navy
Archive Details
Creator
Associated Press (AP)
Date(s) of Creation
1959 - 1960
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Maureen A. McClellan
Status Date: 2019-06-17
