Spy sub : a top secret mission to the bottom of the Pacific / Roger C. Dunham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunham, Roger C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Submarine forces.

United States.

Soviet Union. Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot--Submarine forces.

Soviet Union.

Submarine disasters--Pacific Ocean.

Submarine disasters.

Nuclear submarines--United States.

Nuclear submarines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2015.

Summary:

This is a story about a secret mission to find a lost Soviet submarine in the great depths of the Pacific Ocean, a mission never acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Defense. Deeply beneath the searching navy of the Soviet Union, the nuclear submarine hunt was so secret that even the men on the vessel never knew the object of their search. The brave exploits of these sailors and their remarkable commanding officer, enduring near-tragedies at sea and nearly-impossible challenges deep under the Pacific, are described by the author who also provides his own personal experiences under the tigh

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Prologue ""; ""1. Reporting on Board ""; ""2. Preparation for Sea ""; ""3. Sea Trials ""; ""4. Drills and More Drills ""; ""5. The Sea Bat and Other Creatures ""; ""6. Non-Qual Puke ""; ""7 The Dolphins ""; ""8. Minor Failures, Major Losses ""; ""9. The Domain of the Golden Dragon ""; ""10. Man Overboard! ""; ""11. ""You Can't Get to Me"" ""; ""12. The Final Search ""; ""Epilogue ""; ""Sources ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-61251-827-3

OCLC:

903118296