USS Thresher SSN-593


Personnel Lost on 10 April 1963:

HARVEY, John W.                               LCDR      1100     USN       USS THRESHER

GARNER, Pat M.                                LCDR      1100     USN       USS THRESHER

DI NOLA, Michael J.                         LCDR      1100     USN       USS THRESHER

LYMAN, John S., Jr.                           LCDR      1100     USN       USS THRESHER

SMARZ, John (n), Jr.                         LT            1100     USN       USS THRESHER

PARSONS, Guy C., Jr.                        LTJG       1100     USN       USS THRESHER

HENRY, James J., Jr.                          LTJG       1100     USN       USS THRESHER

BABCOCK, Ronald C.                        LTJG       1100     USN       USS THRESHER

WILEY, John J.                                    LTJG       1100     USN       USS THRESHER

MALINSKI, Frank J.                           LTJG       1100     USN       USS THRESHER

COLLIER, Merrill F.                            LT            1100     USN       USS THRESHER

GRAFTON, John G.                           LTJG       1100     USN       USS THRESHER

KRAG, Robert                                     LCDR      1400     USN       STAFF, DEPUTY COMMANDER            SUBMARINE FORCE, U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET

ARSENALT, Tilmon J.                        ENCA(SS)-P2      USN       USS THRESHER

BAIN, Ronald E.                                 EN2(SS)-P2         USN       USS THRESHER

BELL, John E.                                      MM1-P2              USN       USS THRESHER

BOBBITT, Edgar S.                             EM2(SS)-P2        USN       USS THRESHER

BOSTER, Gerald C.                            EM3(SS)-P1        USN       USS THRESHER

BRACEY, George (n)                         SD3(SS)                USN       USS THRESHER

BRANN, Richard P.                            EN2(SS)-P2         USN       USS THRESHER

CARKOSKI, Richard J.                       EN2(SS)                USN       USS THRESHER

CAYEY, Steven G.                               TM2(SS)               USN       USS THRESHER

CHRISTIANSEN, Edward (n)          SN(SS)                  USN       USS THRESHER

CLAUSSEN, Larry W.                         EM2(SS)-P2        USN       USS THRESHER

CLEMENTS, Thomas E.                    ETR3(SS)              USN       USS THRESHER

CUMMINGS, Francis M.                 SOS2(SS)             USN       USS THRESHER

CARMODY, Patrick W.                      SK2                        USN       USS THRESHER

DABRUZZI, Samuel J.                       ETN2(SS)             USN       USS THRESHER

DAY, Donald C.                                   EN3(SS)                USN       USS THRESHER

DENNY, Roy O., Jr.                             EM1(SS)-P2        USN       USS THRESHER

DiBELLA, Peter J.                               SN                          USN       USS THRESHER

DUNDAS, Don R.                               ETN2(SS)             USN       USS THRESHER

DYER, Troy E.                                      ET1(SS)-P1          USN       USS THRESHER

DAVISON, Clyde E., III                      ETR3-P1               USN       USS THRESHER

FORNI, Ellwood H.                            SOCA(SS)-P1      USN       USS THRESHER

FOTI, Raymond P.                             ET1(SS)                 USN       USS THRESHER

FREEMAN, Larry W.                         FTM2(SS)            USN       USS THRESHER

FUSCO, Gregory J.                            EM2(SS)-P2        USN       USS THRESHER

GALLANT, Andrew J., Jr.                  HMC(SS)              USN       USS THRESHER

GARCIA, Napoleon T.                       SD1(SS)                USN       USS THRESHER

GARNER, John E.                               YNSN(SS)             USN       USS THRESHER

GAYNOR, Robert W.                         EN2(SS)                USN       USS THRESHER

GOSNELL, Robert H.                        SA(SS)                   USNR    USS THRESHER

GRAHAM, William                            SOC(SS)-P1         USN       USS THRESHER

GUNTER, Aaron J.                             QM1(SS)              USN       USS THRESHER

HALL, Richard C.                                ETR2(SS)-P2       USN       USS THRESHER

HAYES, Norman T.                            EM1-P2                USN       USS THRESHER

HEISER, Laird G.                                 MM1-P2              USN       USS THRESHER

HELSIUS, Marvin T.                           MM2                     USN       USS THRESHER

HEWITT, Leonard H.                         EMCA(SS)            USN       USS THRESHER

HOAGUE, Joseph H.                         TM2(SS)               USN       USS THRESHER

HODGE, James P.                              EM2                       USN       USS THRESHER

HUDSON, John F.                              EN2(SS)                USN       USS THRESHER

INGLIS, John P.                                   FN                          USNR    USS THRESHER

JOHNSON, Brawner G.                    FTG1(SS)-P2       USN       USS THRESHER

JOHNSON, Richard L.                       RMSA                    USN       USS THRESHER

JOHNSON, Robert E.                        TMC(SS)-P1        USN       USS THRESHER

JOHNSON, Thomas B.                     ET1(SS)-P2          USN       USS THRESHER

JONES, Richard W.                            EM2(SS)               USN       USS THRESHER

KALUZA, Edmund J., Jr.                   SOS2(SS)-P1       USN       USS THRESHER

KANTZ, Thomas C.                            ETR2(SS)              USN       USS THRESHER

KEARNEY, Robert D.                         MM3                     USN       USS THRESHER

KEILER, Ronald D.                             IC2(SS)-P2           USN       USS THRESHER

KIESECKER, George J.                      MM2(SS)-P2      USN       USS THRESHER

KLIER, Billy M.                                    EN1(SS)-P2         USN       USS THRESHER

KRONER, George R.                          CS3                        USN       USS THRESHER

LANOUETTE, Norman G.                QM1(SS)              USN       USS THRESHER

LAVOIE, Wayne W.                           YN1(SS)                USN       USS THRESHER

MABRY, Templeman N., Jr.            EN2(SS)-P2         USN       USS THRESHER

MANN, Richard H., Jr.                     IC2(SS)                 USN       USS THRESHER

MARULLO, Julius F., Jr.                    QM1(SS)              USN       USS THRESHER

MC CLELLAND, Douglas R.             EM2(SS)               USN       USS THRESHER

MC CORD, Donald J.                        MM1(SS)-P2      USN       USS THRESHER

MC DONOUGH, Karl P.                    TM3(SS)               USN       USS THRESHER

MIDDLETON, Sidney L.                    MM1(SS)-P2      USN       USS THRESHER

MUISE, Ronald A.                             CS2                        USN       USS THRESHER

MUSSELWHITE, James A.               ETN2(SS)-P2       USN       USS THRESHER

NAULT, Donald E.                              CS1(SS)                USN       USS THRESHER

NOONIS, Walter J.                            RMC(SS)              USN       USS THRESHER

NORRIS, John D.                                ET1(SS)-P2          USN       USS THRESHER

OETTING, Chesley C.                       EM2-P2                USN       USS THRESHER

PENNINGTON, Roscoe C.               EMCA(SS)-P2     USN       USS THRESHER

PETERS, James G.                              EMCS-P2             USN       USS THRESHER

PHILLIPPI, James F.                           SOS2(SS)             USN       USS THRESHER

PHILPUT, Dan A.                                EN2(SS)-P2         USN       USS THRESHER

PODWELL, Richard (n)                    MM2-P2              USN       USS THRESHER

REGAN, John S.                                  MM1(SS)-P2      USN       USS THRESHER

RITCHIE, James P.                              RM2                      USN       USS THRESHER

ROBISON, Pervis (n), Jr.                  SN                          USN       USS THRESHER

ROUNTREE, Glenn A.                       QM2(SS)              USN       USS THRESHER

RUSHETSKI, Anthony A.                 ETN2                     USN       USS THRESHER

SCHIEWE, James M.                         EM1(SS)-P2        USN       USS THRESHER

SHAFER, Benjamin N.                      EMCM(SS)-P2    USN       USS THRESHER

SHIMKO, Joseph T.                           MM1-P2              USN       USS THRESHER

SHOTWELL, Burnett M.                  ETRSN                   USN       USS THRESHER

SINNETT, Alan D.                               FTG2(SS)              USN       USS THRESHER

SMITH, William H., Jr.                     BT1-P2                 USN       USS THRESHER

SOLOMON, Ronald H.                     EM1-P2                USN       USS THRESHER

STEINEL, Robert E.                            SO1(SS)-P1         USN       USS THRESHER

SNIDER, James L.                              MM1                     USN       USS THRESHER

VAN PELT, Rodger E.                         IC1(SS)-P2           USN       USS THRESHER

WASEL, David A.                               RMSN                   USN       USS THRESHER

WALSKI, Joseph A.                           RM1(SS)-P1        USN       USS THRESHER

WIGGINS, Charles L.                        FTG1-P2               USN       USS THRESHER

WISE, Donald E.                                 MMCA(SS)-P2   USN       USS THRESHER

WOLFE, Ronald E.                             QMSN(SS)           USN       USS THRESHER

ZWEIFEL, Jay H.                                 EM2-P1                USN       USS THRESHER

ALLEN, Phillip H.                                LCDR      1400     USN       PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

BILLINGS, John H.                             LCDR      1400     USN       PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

BIEDERMAN, Robert D.                  LT            1400     USN       PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

PRESCOTT, Robert D.                       Civilian Employee, Design Division, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

CHARRON, Robert E.                       Civilian Employee, Design Division, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

GUERETTE, Paul A.                           Civilian Employee, Design Division, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

FISHER, Richard K.                            Civilian Employee, Design Division, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

WHITTEN, Laurence E.                    Civilian Employee, Combat Systems, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

BEAL, Daniel W., Jr.                          Civilian Employee, Combat Systems, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

DES JARDINS, Richard R.                Civilian Employee, Combat Systems, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

CRITCHLEY, Kenneth J.                    Civilian Employee, Production Department, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

CURRIER, Paul C.                               Civilian Employee, Production Department, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

ABRAMS, Fred P.                               Civilian Employee, Production Department, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

PALMER, Franklin J.                          Civilian Employee, Production Department, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

DINEEN, George J.                            Civilian Employee, Production Department, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

MOREUA, Henry C.                          Civilian Employee, Production Department, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

CORCORAN, Kenneth R.                 Contractor’s Representative, Sperry Corporation

JAQUAY, Maurice F.                          Contractor’s Representative, Raytheon Corporation

KEUSTER, Donald W.                       Contractor’s Representative, Sperry Corporation

STADTMULLER, Donald T.              Contractor’s Representative, Sperry Corporation


Navy Times article 08 April 2013 “What Sank the USS Thresher”, page 1

Navy Times article 08 April 2013 “What Sank the USS Thresher”, page 2

Naval History and Heritage Command – Information on USS Thresher SSN-593 Selected Documents in the Navy Department Library

U.S. Naval Institute article in August 2021 “Proceedings” “What Did the Court of Inquiry Find”


Secretary of the Navy, Freedom of Information Act, Reading Room, Official Court of Inquiry documents on loss of USS THRESHER SSN-593, Document Inventory:

Date File Name Contents Description
9/23/2020 USS Thresher Interim Release 1 COI Volume 1 (Index, pp 1-227) COI Index, List of Witnesses, List of Exhibits, Findings of Fact, Opinions, Recommendation, Initial Testimony
10/26/2020 USS Thresher Interim Release 2 COI Volume 1 (pp 228-280) Volume 2 (pp 281-526) Continued Testimony
11/24/2020 USS Thresher Interim Release 3 COI Volume 2 (pp 527-558) Volume 3 (pp 559-846) Continued Testimony (including VADM Rickover)
12/22/2020 USS Thresher Interim Release 4
Part 1
Part 2
COI Volume 4 (pp 847 – 1173) Continued Testimony
1/27/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 5
Pt1 – Part 1
Pt1 – Part 2a
Pt1 – Part 2b
Pt1 – Part 2c
Pt1 – Part 3
Pt2 – Part 1
Pt2 – Part 2
Sea-Based Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare Airborne ASW 1940-1977
2/24/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 6
Part 1
Part 2
Sea-Based Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare Airborne ASW 1940-1977
3/24/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 7 COI Volume 5 Continued Testimony
4/20/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 8 COI Volume 6 and COI Volume 7 (Exhibits pgs 1-80) Final Testimony (including Chief of Naval Personnel) and first Exhibits
5/24/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 9 COI Volume 7 and 8 (pages 1-164) Continued Exhibits
6/28/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 10 COI Volume 8 and 9 (pages 1-225) Continued Exhibits
7/26/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 11 COI Volume 9 and Volume 10 Continued Exhibits
8/28/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 12 COI Volume 10, Volume 11, and Volume 12 Continued Exhibits
9/30/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 13 COI Volume 12, DOE Security Declassification Guide Continued Exhibits
10/31/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 14
1 of 3
2 of 3
3 of 3
COI Volume 12 Final Exhibits, Final COI Release
11/30/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 15
Part 1
Part 2
USNS Mizar 1964 Photos 302 photos of Thresher debrs field
12/21/2021 USS Thresher Interim Release 16 USNS Mizar 1964 Photos 345 photos of Thresher debrs field
1/26/2022 USS Thresher Interim Release 17 Correspondence to/from BUSHIPS Thresher-related correspondence/report of 1964 Expedition to Thresher wreckage site.
USS Thresher
Interim Release 18
Correspondence from Secretary of Navy to Judge Advocate General Summary of Navy Actions taken on the Recommendations of the THRESHER Court of Inquiry
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Interim Release 19
Various correspondence
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Interim Release 20
Various correspondence