Unknown waters [[electronic resource] ] : 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
| Unknown waters [[electronic resource] ] : 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 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina | 359.9/330973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Continental shelf - Arctic regions
Continental shelf - Russia (Federation) - Siberia Underwater exploration - Arctic Ocean |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8173-8006-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 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 20. Nome and the Long Journey Home Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454754803321 |
McLaren Alfred Scott
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| Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| 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 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, Ala. : , : University of Alabama Press, , 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 |
| ISBN | 0-8173-8006-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778042203321 |
McLaren Alfred Scott
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| Tuscaloosa, Ala. : , : University of Alabama Press, , 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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