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USS Thresher (SSN-593)

Boat
USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. She was the U.S. Navy's second submarine to be named after the thresher shark. Wikipedia
Launched: July 9, 1960
Construction started: May 28, 1958
Length: 279′
Depth: about 8,400 feet
Armament: 4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes amidships
Commissioned: 3 August 1961
Displacement: 3,540 short tons (3,210 t) light, 3,770 short tons (3,420 t) submerged