Silent steel: the mysterious death of the nuclear attack sub USS Scorpion /

Silent steel: the mysterious death of the nuclear attack sub USS Scorpion /

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Author / Creator:Johnson, Stephen P. (Stephen Paul), 1952-
Imprint:Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2006.
Description:xi, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Scorpion (Submarine)
Scorpion (Submarine)
Nuclear submarines -- United States -- Safety measures.
Submarine disasters.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5846642
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ISBN:0471267376 (cloth)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-279) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Returning to Duty
  • 2. Weapon System Accuracy Trials
  • 3. Into the Breach
  • 4. Preparations
  • 5. Rota
  • 6. The Mediterranean
  • 7. The Final Month
  • 8. Waiting in the Rain
  • 9. The Initial Search
  • 10. Death Rattle
  • 11. Controversy
  • 12. The Inquiry
  • 13. Trial Horse for a New Overhaul Concept
  • 14. Ishmael
  • 15. Scorpion Phase II Operations
  • 16. The Last Investigation
  • Epilogue
  • Officers and Crew of the USSScorpion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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