1) 'North Pole venture The nuclear-powered USS Skate surfaces in Polar regions during her trip across the Arctic in 1958... 2) Patrick Henry..dock on return from sea trial..Opposite is WWII destroyer escort USS Snyder..
1) 'North Pole venture The nuclear-powered USS Skate surfaces in Polar regions during her trip across the Arctic in 1958..." 2) Patrick Henry..dock on return from sea trial..Opposite is WWII destroyer escort USS Snyder.."
Entry/Object ID
2016.1.0812
Scope and Content
1) A b & w photo of a sub with #576 Caption reads "North Pole venture - The nuclear-powered USS Skate surfaces in Polar regions during her trip across the Arctic in 1958. A year later, she was the first sub to surface at the Pole."
2) A B & W photo of a sub and a ship - it reads, "Patrick Henry pulls alongside dock on return from sea trial last week. On the opposite side is World War II destroyer escort USS Snyder, which is slated for inactivation here."
Newspapers, Ships, Submarines, U.S. Navy, World War II, Nuclear Submarines, Sea Trials, Unites States Navy, USS PATRICK HENRY (SSBN-599), USS SKATE (SSN578), USS Snyder (DE-745), World War II, Arctic expedition, U.S. Navy
Archive Details
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/Fading
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Maureen A. McClellan
Status Date: 2019-06-24