There was some significant coverage on Ithaka of when the USS Thresher submarine blew up but there was also another, the USS Scorpion, which blew up at sea and, to this day, they're not entirely sure why. (National Interest: Almost 50 Years Ago, A U.S. Nuclear Sub Went On a Secret Mission to Spy on Russia’s Navy (And Sank))
- picture from the article of a submarine, presumably with the idea you never saw one before
The intro is not a prelude to slashing Navy incompetence since the SUBSAFE program enacted to prevent such catastrophic failures has prevented another since since that time although incompetence still results in flooding but we have no idea how often since all of that information is classified. (WIKI: SUBSAFE)
The Rockhouse problem with the submarines in the US military isn't so much in terms of their reliability but rather they represent the most classic example of the Emperor's New Clothes since they cost frightful amounts of money and it's illegal for the sailors to tell us anything of what they do.
In May 1968, a U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarine was sent on a secret mission to spy on the Soviet navy. Seven days later, with the families of the crew waiting dockside for the USS Scorpion to return from a three-month patrol, the U.S. Navy realized that the submarine was missing. Scorpion had been the victim of a mysterious accident, the nature of which is debated to this day.
- NI
You may wish to review the article for the analysis in determining the root of the problem and SUBSAFE is the result of such analyses. The point of the article isn't that the Navy is bad at what it does but rather we have no idea what it does although they don't seem to blow up submarines anymore. We only get teasers about what they do from Washington but there's one consistent aspect to whatever we hear from Washington: it probably isn't true.
- picture from the article of a submarine, presumably with the idea you never saw one before
The intro is not a prelude to slashing Navy incompetence since the SUBSAFE program enacted to prevent such catastrophic failures has prevented another since since that time although incompetence still results in flooding but we have no idea how often since all of that information is classified. (WIKI: SUBSAFE)
The Rockhouse problem with the submarines in the US military isn't so much in terms of their reliability but rather they represent the most classic example of the Emperor's New Clothes since they cost frightful amounts of money and it's illegal for the sailors to tell us anything of what they do.
In May 1968, a U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarine was sent on a secret mission to spy on the Soviet navy. Seven days later, with the families of the crew waiting dockside for the USS Scorpion to return from a three-month patrol, the U.S. Navy realized that the submarine was missing. Scorpion had been the victim of a mysterious accident, the nature of which is debated to this day.
- NI
You may wish to review the article for the analysis in determining the root of the problem and SUBSAFE is the result of such analyses. The point of the article isn't that the Navy is bad at what it does but rather we have no idea what it does although they don't seem to blow up submarines anymore. We only get teasers about what they do from Washington but there's one consistent aspect to whatever we hear from Washington: it probably isn't true.
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