Great Sage of the Sea
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| Subject: 12-31 History
Arctic 12/31/62: During 1962, the engine room of the USS Skate (SSN-578) begins to flood
after a seawater circulation line fails while the submarine is submerged at 400 feet on the way
through Baffin Bay off Thule, Greenland. Seawater sprays in and starts to flood the engine
room. The submarine does not lose power and surfaces safely. On the surface, with the water
pressure greatly reduced, the flooding is successfully stopped.
2/31/67: Before January 1968, the USS Ronquil (SS-396) reportedly narrowly avoids capture
by Soviet naval forces while engaged in a Holystone intelligence gathering mission. The
submarine caught fire near the Soviet coast and was surrounded by Soviet destroyers which
attempted to force it to surface. The Ronquil eluded the Soviet ships and escaped to safety
Arctic 12/31/68: According to raw CIA intelligence reports, in 1968, a Soviet nuclear
submarine sinks off Severomorsk on the Kola Penisula, killing all 90 on board. The submarine was overdue from patrol, and after waiting one or two days authorities initiated a search.Divers found the submarine on the bottom of the estuary to the Kolskiy Zaliv. When the submarine was recovered it was determined that all food had been consumed and it was estimated the submarine had been at the location for 30 days.
Atlantic 12/31/71: On two occasions in 1971 defective U.S. nuclear-powered ballistic missile
submarine distress buoys accidently shot to the surface signalling the submarines had been
sunk by enemy action and each set off 'a massive U.S. alert,' raising the 'threat of accidental
war.' A spokesman for the Pentagon admitted there had been two involuntary releases in
1971, one in the Mediterranean and one in the North Atlantic. But in each case, he said, the
submarine informed its home base immediately and 'There was no alert of any kind.' One
release was due to a mechanical problem and one to a human error. The Navy said technical
corrections had been made since 1971 to prevent a recurrence of the accidental launchings.
Pacific 12/31/82: In late 1982 the USS Permit (SSN-594), cruising on the surface, collides
with the USS La Jolla (SSN-701), at periscope depth, while they are on sea trials about 30
miles off San Francisco.The Permit receives a ten-foot-long, three-foot-wide 'scrape' in the
paint on the keel, while the La Jolla suffers minor rudder damage.
Pacific 12/31/84: In 1984 ship repair contractors in Sasebo, Japan, accomplish $288,965 of
repair work on the USS Darter (SS-576) during an emergency 45-day dry docking to repair
damages following a collision.
Atlantic 12/31/85: The USS Narwhal (SSN-671) drifts for several hours in Palma Bay, Palma
Majorca, Spain, after its mooring cable breaks on New Year's Eve.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1796
Location: Albany, GA. | Subject: RE: 12-31 History
If you think that incident in 71 in the North Atlantic wasn't interesting, you weren't recently deployed out of Holy Loche. That Battle Stations had us all sucking our drawers up tight against out butts. We got long lectures not to say anything to anybody about it. When we got in, my Mom had sent me an article from the New York News, I think, covering the whole thing. So much for secrecy. |
Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 715
Location: Conway, NH | Subject: RE: 12-31 History
fortyrod - 2017-12-31 7:41 AM
Atlantic 12/31/71: On two occasions in 1971 defective U.S. nuclear-powered ballistic missile
submarine distress buoys accidently shot to the surface signalling the submarines had been
sunk by enemy action and each set off 'a massive U.S. alert,' raising the 'threat of accidental
war.' A spokesman for the Pentagon admitted there had been two involuntary releases in
1971, one in the Mediterranean and one in the North Atlantic. But in each case, he said, the
submarine informed its home base immediately and 'There was no alert of any kind.' One
release was due to a mechanical problem and one to a human error. The Navy said technical
corrections had been made since 1971 to prevent a recurrence of the accidental launchings.
Early AN/BST-1 Buoys had an issue with the timer. They could be wound past the stops causing the launch of a buoy. The technical correction was to make the stop stronger. |
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