Thetis Down: the Slow Death of a Submarine
The Slow Death of a Submarine
$71.99
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
20 March 2009
Summary
On 1 June 1939, His Majesty’s Submarine Thetis sank in Liverpool Bay while on her diving trials. Her loss remains the worst peacetime submarine disaster the Royal Navy has yet faced, with ninety-nine men drowning or slowly suffocating during their last fifty hours of life.
The disaster became an international media event, mainly because the trapped souls aboard were so near to being saved after they managed to raise her stern about 18ft above sea level. Still, the Royal Navy-…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844158591 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844158594 |
| Author: | Tony Booth, Len Deighton |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Maritime |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 20 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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”…a book that will definitely find its place on the bookshelves of naval history buffs and anyone interested in submarines.”
”…a book that will definitely find its place on the bookshelves of naval history buffs and anyone interested in submarines.“– “Naval Historical Foundation”
About The Author
Tony Booth
Tony Booth is an author and historian.
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