Title Unknown waters : a firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651) / Alfred S. McLaren ; with a foreword by William R. Anderson

Published Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents List of Illustrations; Foreword by Captain William R. Anderson, U.S. Navy (Ret.); Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Man Overboard!; 2. Becoming a Submarine Officer; 3. The Advent of the True Arctic Submarine; 4. Construction and Commissioning of USS Queenfish (SSN-651); 5. The First Arctic Test of Queenfish: The Davis Strait Marginal Sea-Ice Operation; 6. Prospective Commanding Officer Training for Submarine Command; 7. Taking Command of Queenfish; 8. Mission Underway: En Route to the Arctic at Last; 9. A Brief on the Arctic Ocean and Siberian Continental Shelf Summary Tells the story of the brave officers and crew of the nuclear submarine USS Queenfish (SSN-651), who made the first survey of the remote and important Arctic Ocean region. The unpredictability of floating sea ice, shallow waters, and possible Soviet discovery, all play a dramatic part in this 1970 voyage Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index Notes Print version record Subject McLaren, Alfred Scott. SUBJECT McLaren, Alfred Scott fast Subject Queenfish (Submarine) SUBJECT Queenfish (Submarine) fast Subject Continental shelf -- Arctic regions Continental shelf -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia Underwater exploration -- Arctic Ocean TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval. Continental shelf Discoveries in geography -- American Underwater exploration SUBJECT Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- American. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006959 Subject Arctic Ocean Arctic Regions Russia (Federation) -- Siberia Genre/Form Computer network resources Form Electronic book ISBN 9780817380069 081738006X

Other Titles Firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish

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