1) Atlantis II churns the Atlantic..where the craft towed-diving probe ..search for hulk of the submarine Thresher 2) 4/27/63 Webster Makes a Splash.. Submarine Daniel Webster after its launching at General Dynamics/Electric Boat.

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Searching for the Thresher Atlantis III
Searching for the Thresher Atlantis III

Name/Title

1) Atlantis II churns the Atlantic..where the craft towed-diving probe ..search for hulk of the submarine Thresher 2) 4/27/63 Webster Makes a Splash.. Submarine Daniel Webster after its launching at General Dynamics/Electric Boat.

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0765

Scope and Content

1) A B & W photo of a ship - it reads "Searching for the Thresher - The oceanographic research vessel Atlantis III (II?) churns the Atlantic 220 miles off Cape Code where the craft towed-diving probe making photographs of the ocean bottom in search for hulk of the submarine Thresher. The submarine sank April 10 with 129 men on board. (AP Wirephoto.) "Day 4-27'63 (handwritten in blue pen.)" 2) B & W photo of the Submarine Daniel Webster. It reads "Webster Makes a Splash - Four-ton concrete blocks dropped form the sides of the Submarine Daniel Webster, splashed into the Thames River causing this geyser effect, and halted the slide of the 7,000 ton ship after its launching Saturday at General Dynamic/Electric Boat. The procedure arrested the terrific momentum of the 425-foot sub, the nation's 20th Polaris vessel."

Collection

James L. Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2016.1

Source or Donor

Streeter, James L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Clipping, Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Clipping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Disasters, Launchings, Missiles, Naval yards & naval stations, Nuclear submarines, Search & rescue operations, Ships, Shipwrecks

Search Terms

Disasters/Submarine, Newspapers, Ships, Submarines, U.S. Navy, Cape Cod, General Dynamics / Electric Boat, Nuclear Submarines, R.V. Atlantis II, Submarines, Thames River, USS DANIEL WEBSTER (SSBN-626), USS THRESHER (SSN593)

Archive Details

Creator

The Day

Date(s) of Creation

Apr 1963

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/Fading

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-05-20