Submarine Dace Joins Thresher Class Fleet In Silent Depth Tests
Washington reports the nuclear powered attack submarine Dace joins four Thresher class boats now in service. Built at Pascagoula Mississippi by Litton Ingalls, Dace carries 12 officers and 88 enlisted with 25 guests aboard at sea. The article traces deep diving tests, Thresher loss, and adjustments to safety and ballast control as the fleet focuses on stealth and depth.
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Samarkand and Submarine Lore in 1960s National Geographic Tale
National Geographic describes the Dace class submarine with its silent design and advanced sonar as crew train under Commander Walsh a MIT and Atomic Energy Commission graduate. It then recounts Samarkand famed as the pearl of the Moslem world enduring invasions and 1964 landslides threatening its 14th and 15th century mosaics and the Zeravshan River.
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