Cmdr. John “Wes” Harvey, on April 23. Wes was the commanding officer of USS Thresher (SSN 593) when the submarine was lost at sea, on April 10, 1963, during sea trials. All persons aboard ...

The Thresher dolphins, the submarine warfare qualification device worn by the late Lt. Cmdr. John Harvey, commanding officer of USS Thresher (SSN 593) before its tragic loss, were passed on to Lt ...

There has never been a more urgent demand for U.S. Navy ships than right now. If you were to visit Newport News, you would see a community that is dedicated to building the world’s most complex ...

KITTERY (WGME) - 61-year-ago this week, the USS Thresher submarine was lost at sea with 129 people on board in 1963 On Saturday, families of those lost held a memorial service at Traip Academy in ...

April 10 marks the 62nd anniversary of the tragic sinking of the submarine USS Thresher and the deaths of her 129 officers, crew and civilians during sea trials. An investigation concluded the ...

The tragedy that would become the infamous USS Thresher incident began on April 30, 1961, when the submarine went underway to initiate sea trials from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.