Sturgeon

The Sturgeon class was a class of U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarines. The first of this class, the USS Thresher, was launched in 1960. These submarines were designed for greater speeds and dive depths than previous classes. The Sturgeon class comprised 37 vessels commissioned between 1967 and 1975. They were equipped with torpedoes and rocket-launched nuclear depth bombs for antisubmarine warfare. The USS Thresher tragically sank during sea trials in 1963, resulting in the loss of 129 lives and marking a significant disaster in submarine history. The cause was attributed to faulty pipe joints leading to a loss of power and subsequent crushing by water pressure.12