Unknown waters
Subtitle: a firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651)
By: Alfred S. McLaren ; with a foreword by William R. Anderson.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa, Ala
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780817316020; 9780817380069
Subjects: McLaren, Alfred Scott; Queenfish (Submarine); Continental shelf -- Arctic regions; Continental shelf -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia; Underwater exploration -- Arctic Ocean; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- American
Other titles: Firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish
Description: The story of the brave officers and men of the nuclear attack submarine USS Queenfish, who made the first survey of an extremely important and remote region of the Arctic Ocean, covering 3100 miles over a period of some 20 days at a laborious average speed of 6.5 knots or less. The unpredictability of deep-draft sea ice, shallow water, and possible Soviet discovery, all played a dramatic part in this fascinating 1970 voyage. Inspired by this polar experience, Captain McLaren later became one of the world's foremost Arctic scientists.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-232) and index.