U S S Thresher

[jbmaine]

On this day in 1963 we lost the Thresher with 129 brave souls on board. Please never forget.

[Oregon Native]

Amen and head bowed for many men and women of the past and present.

[Choporoz]

A silver lining is that lessons learned from that tragedy led to systems, material controls, training and process improvements that have made every submarine since that disaster dramatically safer.