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This submarine was lost in seconds because one pipe failed

USS Thresher was conducting routine deep-dive trials when disaster began quietly in the engine room. A silver-brazed pipe joint failed, spraying high-pressure seawater into electrical systems. The ...
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USS Idaho Engine Room to be Named after former Idaho Gov. Kempthorne

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today announced that the U.S. Navy will give the rare honor of naming a room aboard the USS Idaho (SSN 799) after former ...

Room aboard new Navy submarine USS Idaho to be named for former Gem State governor

WASHINGTON ( Idaho Capital Sun) — The engine room of one of the U.S. Navy’s newest fast attack submarines, the USS Idaho, ...

USS Idaho engine room to be named for former Gov. Dirk Kempthorne

Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne will be honored on the USS Idaho (SSN 799), with the ...

‘Driving force’: Former Idaho governor honored with name aboard nuclear submarine

Former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne has been given the rare distinction of having his name attached to a space aboard the ...

Room aboard new Navy submarine USS Idaho to be named for Dirk Kempthorne

The engine room of one of the U.S. Navy’s newest fast attack submarines, the USS Idaho, will be named for former Idaho ...