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Originally Posted by Keelbuster
Bilge_Rat - these links were totally awesome.
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Glad you enjoyed it. No one really knows what happened on the Thresher other than what can be deduced from the one garbled message and the wreckage.
The official navy report presumed that a seawater pipe burst because of the pressure ( she was doing a "deep" dive, I think around 1,200 feet ) which would have knocked out power causing her to slowly sink below crush depth, but no one really knows.
The important point is that an implosion from sea pressure will disintegrate a sub, killing the crew instantly, as you can see from the photos.
The story of the Thresher is what first got me interested in submarines when I was a kid, so I have always had a special interest in her.