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Any chance that non-tradition is related to loss of the Thresher?

• sgarland 2y ago
  Doubtful; Thresher’s main posthumous contribution (RIP) was SUBSAFE. To her credit, it has so far worked splendidly, as the only other nuclear sub lost was Scorpion, which was not SUBSAFE-certified. Also, of course, there remains controversy over Scorpion’s loss, and some possible causes like a torpedo battery explosion wouldn’t have been covered by SUBSAFE (though a functional emergency blow system, which she didn’t have, _would_ be covered by SUBSAFE).