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| Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 853 | Subject: 4-24 history Atlantic 04/24/60: The USS Triton (SSN-586) suffers a serious casualty in the after torpedo room when a hydraulic line to the stern plane mechanism bursts just prior to the end of its global circumnavigation. Quick action by crew members prevents the accident from getting out of control. The leak is stopped and hydraulic power is restored. Atlantic 04/24/88: The USS Bonefish (SS-582) suffers explosions and fire in its battery compartment during operations with the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and the USS Carr (FFG-52) in the Caribbean,killing three. Submarine experts say that the most likely cause was the accumulation of hydrogen gas while the batteries were being recharged, which probably was ignited by a spark. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/25/us/3-missing-and-18-injured-in-fire-aboard-a-us-diesel-submarine.html The complete story here http://www.ssbn655.org/stories-poems-ditties/LCDR_LeStrange_Bonefish_Chronology.pdf | ||
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| Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 715 Location: Conway, NH | Subject: RE: 4-24 history Right after The Bonefish fire I met the officer who was going through PCO school to become the new Bonefish skipper. I think he went elsewhere. | ||
