LEADER 03806nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910454754803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8006-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000774972 035 $a(EBL)454570 035 $a(OCoLC)609844516 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000265393 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11227746 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000265393 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10295230 035 $a(PQKB)11559395 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC454570 035 $a(OCoLC)567999078 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8868 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL454570 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10309001 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000774972 100 $a20070803d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnknown waters$b[electronic resource] $ea firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651) /$fAlfred S. McLaren ; with a foreword by William R. Anderson 210 $aTuscaloosa, Ala. $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (269 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-1602-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-232) and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Foreword by Captain William R. Anderson, U.S. Navy (Ret.); Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Man Overboard!; 2. Becoming a Submarine Officer; 3. The Advent of the True Arctic Submarine; 4. Construction and Commissioning of USS Queenfish (SSN-651); 5. The First Arctic Test of Queenfish: The Davis Strait Marginal Sea-Ice Operation; 6. Prospective Commanding Officer Training for Submarine Command; 7. Taking Command of Queenfish; 8. Mission Underway: En Route to the Arctic at Last; 9. A Brief on the Arctic Ocean and Siberian Continental Shelf 327 $a10. Through the Bering Strait and into the Chukchi Sea11. First Surfacings in the Arctic Ocean: En Route to the Geographic North Pole; 12. Exploring the Nansen Cordillera for Volcanic Activity; 13. The Northeast Passage and the Development of the Northern Sea Route; 14. To Severnaya Zemlya and the Beginning of the Shelf Survey; 15. The East Coast of Severnaya Zemlya and the Vilkitsky Strait; 16. Alteration of the Survey Plan in the Shallow Laptev Sea; 17. Northward around the New Siberian Islands; 18. The Even Shallower East Siberian Sea; 19. Return to Survey the Northwestern Chukchi Sea 327 $a20. Nome and the Long Journey Home Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index 330 $aCharting the Siberian continental shelf during the height of the Cold War This book tells the story of the brave officers and men of the nuclear attack submarine USS Queenfish (SSN-651), who made the first survey of an extremely important and remote region of the Arctic Ocean. The unpredictability of deep-draft sea ice, shallow water, and possible Soviet discovery, all played a dramatic part in this fascinating 1970 voyage. Covering 3100 miles over a period of some 20 days at a laborious average speed of 6.5 knots or less, the attack s 606 $aContinental shelf$zArctic regions 606 $aContinental shelf$zRussia (Federation)$zSiberia 606 $aUnderwater exploration$zArctic Ocean 607 $aArctic regions$xDiscovery and exploration$xAmerican 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aContinental shelf 615 0$aContinental shelf 615 0$aUnderwater exploration 676 $a359.9/330973 700 $aMcLaren$b Alfred Scott$01040117 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454754803321 996 $aUnknown waters$92462741 997 $aUNINA