WUSA

Remembering and learning from the USS Thresher, 57 years later

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — It goes down in the history books as one of the Navy's darkest days: April 10th, 1963. The USS Thresher sunk that day. All 129 men aboard perished. The USS Thresher became the ...
Stars and Stripes

Memorial service marks 62nd anniversary of sinking of USS Thresher

Capt. Joe Meier spoke for everyone in attendance in Kittery, Maine, on Saturday at a ceremony marking the 62nd anniversary of the sinking of the USS Thresher: “We cannot forget what happened.” Meier, ...
Times Argus

Sub sinking 50 years ago led to safety changes

This weekend, hundreds who lost loved ones when the Thresher sank will gather at memorial events in Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery, Maine. Built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, and based in ...
The National Interest

A ‘Leak in the Engine Room’ Sealed the Fate of a U.S. Navy Submarine

What You Need to Know: Commissioned in 1961, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine of its time, designed to dive deeper and operate more quietly than any ...
The Times Leader

US sub sinking 50 years ago led to safety changes

(AP) The first sign of trouble for the USS Thresher was a garbled message about a “minor difficulty” after the nuclear-powered submarine descended to about 1,000 feet on what was supposed to be a ...