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At random: The USS NAUTILUS SSN 571 made history by cruising submerged from the pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, passing under the North Pole at 11:15 p.m. EDST on August 3, 1958.
11-12/13 incidents
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fortyrod
Posted 2017-11-13 3:41 AM (#86616)
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Subject: 11-12/13 incidents

Arctic 11/14/69: The New York Times (7/6/75) reports the USS Gato (SSN-615) collides with
a Soviet submarine the night of the 14 or 15of November 15 to 25 miles from the entrance of
the White Sea in the Barents Sea. A crew member is quoted as saying the Gato was struck in the heavy plating that serves as a protective shield around the nuclear reactor, but the ship
sustained no serious damage. However the ship's weapons officer immediately ran down two
decks and prepared for orders to arm a nuclear-armed SUBROC antisubmarine warfare
missile and three nuclear-armed torpedoes. The accident reportedly occurred during a
Holystone operation .According to former Gato crew members their commanding officer was ordered to prepare false reports showing the submarine had suffered a break down and halted its patrol two days prior to the collision. The Gato's commanding officer refused to comment when he was contacted due to security reasons.

Atlantic 11/13/89: A fire on the USS Finback (SSN-670) forces the vessel to cut short sea trials and return to port in Norfolk, Virginia. There are no reported injuries and damage is minor.

Atlantic 11/14/70: The USS Seawolf (SSN-575) suffers a breakdown in the engine room main
drain south of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, en route to the Pacific. It surfaces dead in the water
and asks for assistance.The USS Blandy (DD-943) gets underway to rendezvous and escort
or tow the submarine. The next day the submarine isable to correct the problem itself and
gets underway on its own power for Guantanamo.


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