The U.S. Navy Sank Its Own Nuclear Submarine. It Was Still Parked at the Dock. Two Crews Were Filling It With Water and Neither Knew About the Other

The U.S. Navy Sank Its Own Nuclear Submarine. It Was Still Parked at the Dock. Two Crews Were Filling It With Water and Neither Knew About the Other

In 1969, the USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a state-of-the-art U.S. Navy nuclear submarine at the time, sank while still docked. Thankfully, no lives were lost, and the sub was eventually recovered and recommissioned. The incident, however, was a PR disaster for the Navy and required years of recovery and repair operations.  A New Generation of Nuclear Submarines for the U.S. Navy  USS Guitarro was a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine…