Point Delta was determined by the navigational position of USS SKYLARK which was in UQC communication with THRESHER at the time of the latter’s breakup. The search area was reduced to 1 mile by 1 mile near the end of the summer.

Thresher then imploded on crush depth and was later found in a very large debris field in 8,400 feet (2,560 metres) deep water, in thousands of pieces. The second USS THRESHER (SSN-593) was the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy.

Wreck of USS Thresher (SSN-593) "An internal watertight submarine door photographed August 24 during the bathyscaph Trieste 's second series of dives some 220 miles east of Cape Cod where the nuclear powered submarine Thresher sank April 10, 1963."

USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. She was the U.S. Navy's second submarine to be named after the thresher shark.

Thresher (SSN-593) Wreck Site Sketch drawn by the AP: artist John A. Carlton on 11 April 1963. USN photo courtesy of Ron Reeves (of blessed memory) 57k: Navy ships circle in the vicinity of the site of Thresher's (SSN-593) sinking, 15 April 1963, five days after her loss.

2023年4月10日 · Illustration of the depth of 8400 ft where the Thresher sunk. From The Death of the USS Thresher by Norman Polmar, p96 Lessons Learned. From this tragedy, many lessons were learned and implemented to make the Submarine Force safer for officers and sailors setting sail aboard US submarines.

For more information on the USS Thresher, see Naval History Website and the Naval Vessel Register. The information on this page was obtained from a variety of sources. Although we have attempted to make it as accurate as possible, it may contain errors. For your personal safety, use extreme caution when diving on this wreck.

Loss of USS Thresher (SSN-593), April 1963 Navy ships circle in the vicinity of the site of Thresher's sinking, 15 April 1963, five days after her loss. Ships are (left to right): USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618); USS Sunbird (ASR-15); USS Warrington (DD-843), group flagship; and USS Redfin (SS-272). Photographed by PHCS Parker.

Title: Wreck of USS Thresher (SSN-593) Description: Insulation Rockwool thermal insulation photographed August 24 during the bathyscaph Trieste's second series of dives some 220 miles east of...

Description: USS Thresher (SSN-593), model. This model was on display in the Underwater Exploration section at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Bldg. 76, until 2022.