First Patrol: A Cold War Chronicle at the dawn of Polaris missile submarine patrols by Michael Pastore
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Overview: Follow a patrol of one of the earliest ballistic missile submarines
FIRST PATROL chronicles a crew’s experiences during the three month period of duty in a strategic submarine patrol cycle. The events occurred in the early 1960’s. Their submarine is one of the first five boats carrying 16 nuclear-warhead Fleet Ballistic Missiles. The 60-day patrol at sea starts after a month of upkeep in Scotland.
The story is told through the eyes of the author, a young naval officer on his first submarine patrol after he had completed lengthy nuclear power and submarine training. He reports to the off-crew offices of his boat on the Submarine Base in Groton, CT, and is anguished to find he will be the Supply Officer instead of being assigned to a job operating the nuclear power plant.
He learns that Adm Rickover is replacing the non-nuclear trained officers on submarines with nuclear officers. His concern is that he has no training in overseeing crew meals and spare parts nor does it give him the experience he needs to become a chief engineer. But the job gives him daily access and insight to the crew.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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Requirements: .ePUB reader, 2 MB
Overview: Follow a patrol of one of the earliest ballistic missile submarines
FIRST PATROL chronicles a crew’s experiences during the three month period of duty in a strategic submarine patrol cycle. The events occurred in the early 1960’s. Their submarine is one of the first five boats carrying 16 nuclear-warhead Fleet Ballistic Missiles. The 60-day patrol at sea starts after a month of upkeep in Scotland.
The story is told through the eyes of the author, a young naval officer on his first submarine patrol after he had completed lengthy nuclear power and submarine training. He reports to the off-crew offices of his boat on the Submarine Base in Groton, CT, and is anguished to find he will be the Supply Officer instead of being assigned to a job operating the nuclear power plant.
He learns that Adm Rickover is replacing the non-nuclear trained officers on submarines with nuclear officers. His concern is that he has no training in overseeing crew meals and spare parts nor does it give him the experience he needs to become a chief engineer. But the job gives him daily access and insight to the crew.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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