Unknown waters : a firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651) /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	McLaren, Alfred Scott.
Imprint:	Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	McLaren, Alfred Scott. McLaren, Alfred Scott. Queenfish (Submarine) Queenfish (Submarine) Continental shelf -- Arctic regions. Continental shelf -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia. Underwater exploration -- Arctic Ocean. Continental shelf. Discoveries in geography -- American. Underwater exploration. Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- American. Arctic Ocean. Arctic Regions. Russia (Federation) -- Siberia. Electronic books. Computer network resources.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11203760

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Varying Form of Title:	Firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish
ISBN:	9780817380069 081738006X 9780817316020 0817316027
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Tells the story of the brave officers and crew of the nuclear submarine USS Queenfish (SSN-651), who made the first survey of the remote and important Arctic Ocean region. The unpredictability of floating sea ice, shallow waters, and possible Soviet discovery, all play a dramatic part in this 1970 voyage.
Other form:	Print version: McLaren, Alfred Scott. Unknown waters. Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©2008 9780817316020

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations; Foreword by Captain William R. Anderson, U.S. Navy (Ret.); Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Man Overboard!; 2. Becoming a Submarine Officer; 3. The Advent of the True Arctic Submarine; 4. Construction and Commissioning of USS Queenfish (SSN-651); 5. The First Arctic Test of Queenfish: The Davis Strait Marginal Sea-Ice Operation; 6. Prospective Commanding Officer Training for Submarine Command; 7. Taking Command of Queenfish; 8. Mission Underway: En Route to the Arctic at Last; 9. A Brief on the Arctic Ocean and Siberian Continental Shelf.

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