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Daniel Prates · 07-22-11, 02:57 PM

Rushing in ships hastly constructed would continue to happen onwards. Nowadays, this is regarded as a probable cause to the loss of the Uss Thresher in 1963, in the midst of cold-war pressures, as it appears to be the case with the USS Cisco.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thresher_(SSN-593)

BTW, for those who do not know this story, what is this "toilet paper" anecdote?

07-22-11, 02:57 PM	#3
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Rushing in ships hastly constructed would continue to happen onwards. Nowadays, this is regarded as a probable cause to the loss of the Uss Thresher in 1963, in the midst of cold-war pressures, as it appears to be the case with the USS Cisco. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thresher_(SSN-593) BTW, for those who do not know this story, what is this "toilet paper" anecdote?