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Three knots to nowhere : a Cold War submariner on the undersea frontline / Ted E. Dubay.

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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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