Unknown Waters: A Firsthand Account of the Historic Under-ice Survey of the Siberian Continental Shelf by Uss Queenfish Ssn-651 - Couverture rigide

McLaren, Alfred

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0817316027 ISBN 13 : 9780817316020

Editeur : The University of Alabama Press, 2008

Synopsis

Charting the Siberian continental shelf during the height of the Cold War This book tells the story of the brave officers and men of the nuclear attack submarine USS Queenfish (SSN-651), who made the first survey of an extremely important and remote region of the Artic Ocean. The unpredictability of deep-draft sea ice, shallow water, and possible Soviet discovery, all played a dramatic part in this fascinating 1970 voyage.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alfred S. McLaren is a retired U.S. Navy Captain, recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal and two Legions of Merit, President Emeritus of The Explorers Club, Senior Pilot of the SAS Aviator submersible, and Director of Sub Aviator Systems, Redondo Beach, California. He and his wife reside in the mountains above Boulder, Colorado. William R. Anderson was skipper of USS Nautilus (SSN-571) during that vessel's 1958 achievement of the North Pole and historic Pacific to Atlantic crossing of the Arctic Ocean. He was subsequently awarded the Legion of Merit by President Eisenhower and, following his retirement from the Navy, elected to the U.S. Congress from Tennessee for four terms. He died in 2007 and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of Alabama Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0817316027
• ISBN 13: 9780817316020
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible