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Three knots to nowhere : a Cold War submariner on the undersea frontline / Ted E. Dubay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dubay, Ted E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dubay, Ted E.
- United States. Navy--Submarine forces--Biography.
- United States.
- Henry Clay (Submarine).
- Submariners--United States--Biography.
- Submariners.
- Nuclear submarines--United States--History--20th century.
- Nuclear submarines.
- Naval reconnaissance--History--20th century.
- Naval reconnaissance.
- Cold War--Biography.
- Cold War.
- United States--History, Naval--20th century.
- Pacific Area--History, Naval--20th century.
- Pacific Area.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (223 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "This work follows the author's experiences in the United States Navy, 1966-1972, including a personal background, boot camp, electricians school, the U.S. Naval Nuclear Program, assignments to the ballistic missile submarine USS Henry Clay, subsequent transit to Hawaii, and deterrent patrols out of Guam. This narrative focuses on the enlisted men--the backbone of the submarine service"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Battle stations
- Troubled times
- Odyssey
- Admiral Rickover's nuclear power school
- Submarine school; The final preparation
- Reporting to the USS Henry clay
- Inside the Henry Clay
- The forbidden zone : the engineering spaces
- Test depth
- Transit to Hawaii
- The eve of my first patrol
- Getting underway
- Christmas on patrol
- Dolphins and patrol pins
- R&R in Hawaii
- The escape tower
- Change of command; The good, the bad and the ugly
- Surprise package from the Blue Crew
- Typhoon
- Farewell to the Henry Clay
- Flight back to Hawaii
- Ford Island
- The circle begins.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-1404-0
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