2 news clippings w/ B & W photos 1)The Polaris submarine Alexander Hamilton, commissioned June 27, is shown during last series of Sea Trials 2) The Thresher has been lost in the Atlantic about 220 miles east of Boston. Lost are 129 men.
2 news clippings w/ B & W photos 1)The Polaris submarine Alexander Hamilton, commissioned June 27, is shown during last series of Sea Trials 2) The Thresher has been lost in the Atlantic about 220 miles east of Boston. Lost are 129 men.
Entry/Object ID
2016.1.0753
Scope and Content
2 news clippings with B & W photos 1) Photo of a Sub with #617 on it. It reads " The Polaris submarine Alexander Hamilton ,which was commissioned June 27, is shown in Long Island Sound during last series of Sea Trials." 2) Photo of a sub with #593 showing twice. It reads "The Marlborough Express, Saturday, April 20, 1963 ( glued on) 'New Zealand" (handwritten in blue pen) The American atomic submarine Thresher with 129 men on board, including 17 civilians, which has been lost in the Atlantic about 220 miles east of Boston, Thresher was carrying out a series of tests after a recent overhaul. The water in which she was operating is over 8000 feet in depth."
Disasters/Submarine, Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, Long Island Sound, Nuclear Submarines, Polaris Submarines, Sea Trials, USS ALEXANDER HAMILITON (SSBN 617), USS THRESHER (SSN593), USS THRESHER (SSN 593)
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1963
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/Fading and 1 fold.
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Maureen A. McClellan
Status Date: 2019-05-20
