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With her tubby blimplike “teardrop” or “body of revolution” hull, USS Albacore was the first wholly streamlined submarine. She twice claimed the record for highest submerged speeds in the world. Built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1952-53, she made 27 knots at a time when no other submarine could do much better than 18 knots submerged.
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Robert P. Largess is a native of Washington D.C. who has published numerous articles and a short book on American social problems and urban education, appearing in -the "Washinton Post", the "Philadelphia Inquirer", the "Boston Herald", the "Pilot", the "American Educator", "Naval Forces", the "Submarine Review", and Conway Maritime Press' annual volumes "Warship" 1989, 1991, 1993, and 1995. He currently teaches English and World Literature at Boston Latin Academy. He has an M.A. in Anthropology from Brandeis University and an undergraduate degree from Boton College.
With her tubby blimplike “teardrop” or “body of revolution” hull, USS Albacore was the first wholly streamlined submarine. She twice claimed the record for highest submerged speeds in the world. Built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1952-53, she made 27 knots at a time when no other submarine could do much better than 18 knots submerged.
About the Author
Robert P. Largess is a native of Washington D.C. who has published numerous articles and a short book on American social problems and urban education, appearing in -the "Washinton Post", the "Philadelphia Inquirer", the "Boston Herald", the "Pilot", the "American Educator", "Naval Forces", the "Submarine Review", and Conway Maritime Press' annual volumes "Warship" 1989, 1991, 1993, and 1995. He currently teaches English and World Literature at Boston Latin Academy. He has an M.A. in Anthropology from Brandeis University and an undergraduate degree from Boton College.
James Mandelblatt lives and works as a technical wwriter in the Washinton, D. C. area. He is the author of a book on the history of the submarine "Requin" and the men who sailed her. Requin is on display in Pittsburgh, PA, Mandelblatt's home town. He is an active volunteer aboard the Liberty Ship "SS John W. Brown", moored in Baltimore, Maryland.
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ON MAY 2, 1982, THE BRITISH NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE Conqueror torpedoed and sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano and in effect decided at a stroke the Falklands War. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dorsal rudder, pancake diesels, teardrop hull, nuclear boats, collapse depth, bow sonar, bow planes, submerged speed, dive brakes, sonar dome, stern planes, mothball fleet, snap roll, blow system, undersea warfare, submarine design, submarine program, towed array, submarine service, other submarine, diving depth, hull form, submerged bodies, marine railway, pressure hull Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Jon Boyes, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Ted Davis, Admiral Momsen, Los Angeles, Key West, Naval Institute, Gene Allmendinger, David Taylor, Harry Jackson, Ken Gummerson, Joe Sawtelle, Howell Russell, United States, Admiral Boyes, Bob Johnston, Captain Springer, Ken Davidson, Norman Friedman, Ron Hines, Admiral Rickover, Bruce Graves, Frank Andrews, Marvin Lasky New!
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ON MAY 2, 1982, THE BRITISH NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE Conqueror torpedoed and sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano and in effect decided at a stroke the Falklands War. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dorsal rudder, pancake diesels, teardrop hull, nuclear boats, collapse depth, bow sonar, bow planes, submerged speed, dive brakes, sonar dome, stern planes, mothball fleet, snap roll, blow system, undersea warfare, submarine design, submarine program, towed array, submarine service, other submarine, diving depth, hull form, submerged bodies, marine railway, pressure hull Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Jon Boyes, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Ted Davis, Admiral Momsen, Los Angeles, Key West, Naval Institute, Gene Allmendinger, David Taylor, Harry Jackson, Ken Gummerson, Joe Sawtelle, Howell Russell, United States, Admiral Boyes, Bob Johnston, Captain Springer, Ken Davidson, Norman Friedman, Ron Hines, Admiral Rickover, Bruce Graves, Frank Andrews, Marvin Lasky New!
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- Cold Is the Sea (Bluejacket Books) by Edward Latimer Beach on page 65, and Back Matter
- Longest Day (Dr. Who Series) by Michael Collier on page 53, and page 54
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (vol. 007) by James L. Mooney in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan by Clay Blair Jr. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Around the World (Fantastic Journeys) by Steve Skidmore in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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