1) April 1963 - New Graving Dock, at General Dynamics/Electric Boat with berthing of Triton 2) Here's one way to Break the Ice on the Hudson River - USCG Mariposa 2/6'66
New Graving Dock at Electric Boat with Submarine Triton April 1963
Name/Title
1) April 1963 - New Graving Dock, at General Dynamics/Electric Boat with berthing of "Triton" 2) Here's one way to Break the Ice on the Hudson River - USCG Mariposa 2/6'66
Entry/Object ID
2016.1.0772
Scope and Content
1) A b & w photo that reads "Shipbuilding News April 1963 - New Graving Dock, capable of accommodating any Nuclear submarine was place in in operation Mary 17 at General Dynamics/Electric Boat with berthing of "Triton." Dock is 512 ft long, 68 ft. wide, and has depth over keep blacks of 35 ft." 2) A b & w photo of an icebreaker, #N397. It reads Air view from NEWS Plane by Gordon Rynders, Jim Cirrincione, Pilot) (Handwritten in blue pen USCG Mariposa 2/6'66) Here's one way to Break the Ice….The ice clogged Hudson River looks a little like a scene from one of Jack London's Tales of the Yukon, except for a Coast Guard Icebreaker which pushes its way through the thick sheet of ice yesterday. Scene: Just above Tarrytown.
Newspapers, Ships, Submarines, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, General Dynamics / Electric Boat, Graving Dock (dry dock), Nuclear Submarines, United States Coast Guard, USCGC Mariposa (WLB-397), USS TRITON SSN-586, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy
Archive Details
Creator
Rynders, Gordon
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/Fading and tears/rips on the second photo
Archive Notes
Date(s): April 63 & 2/06/66
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Maureen A. McClellan
Status Date: 2019-06-03
