Unknown waters : a firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651) / / Alfred S. McLaren ; with a foreword by William R. Anderson

• Autore: McLaren Alfred Scott
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, Ala. : , : University of Alabama Press, , 2008; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxii, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 359.9/330973
• Soggetto topico: Continental shelf - Arctic regions; Continental shelf - Russia (Federation) - Siberia; Underwater exploration - Arctic Ocean
• Soggetto geografico: Arctic regions Discovery and exploration American
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-232) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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 ; 10. Through the Bering Strait and into the Chukchi Sea 11. 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; 20. Nome and the Long Journey Home Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Tells the story of the brave officers and crew of the nuclear submarine USS Queenfish (SSN-651), who made the first survey of the remote and important Arctic Ocean region. The unpredictability of floating sea ice, shallow waters, and possible Soviet discovery, all play a dramatic part in this 1970 voyage.
• Titolo autorizzato: Unknown waters
• ISBN: 0-8173-8006-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778042203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II