USS Thresher (SS-14)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkbp:cause_of_loss mechanical failure
gptkbp:class gptkb:true
Thresher-class submarine
gptkbp:commissioned Captain D. A. Mc Donald
gptkbp:construction_cost $50 million
gptkbp:crew submarine warfare
gptkbp:crew_capacity 120
129
gptkbp:date_of_loss 1963-04-10
gptkbp:decommissioned 1963-01-21
Commander J. W. Mc Donald
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1954
gptkb:1963
gptkbp:depth 1,300 feet
1,500 feet
gptkbp:design nuclear attack submarine
gptkbp:design_features double hull
gptkbp:displacement 3,200 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk during sea trials
gptkbp:historical_significance first nuclear submarine to be lost at sea.
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:New_London,_Connecticut
gptkb:New_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Thresher (SS-14)
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:Naval_Court_of_Inquiry
gptkbp:launch_date 1945-07-09
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Mrs._William_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:legacy increased submarine safety standards
gptkbp:length 311 feet
gptkbp:location_of_loss gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:USS_Thresher_Memorial
gptkbp:mission sea trials
gptkbp:nickname Thresher
gptkbp:notable_event first nuclear submarine loss
gptkbp:notable_feature advanced sonar systems
gptkbp:operational_area North Atlantic
gptkbp:operational_period 1946-1963
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:operational_use attack submarine
gptkbp:propulsion nuclear power
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:USS_Los_Angeles_(SSN-688)
gptkbp:reputation pioneering submarine technology
gptkbp:result gptkb:Naval_Safety_Center
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship USS Skate (SS-305)
gptkbp:status lost at sea
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:none
gptkbp:year_created 1946-06-12
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Porpoise_(SS-7)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8