Unknown Waters: A First-Hand Account of the Historic Under-ice Survey of the Siberian Continental Shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651)

Unknown Waters: A First-Hand Account of the Historic Under-ice Survey of the Siberian Continental Shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651)
by Alfred S McLaren

Unknown Waters: A First-Hand Account of the Historic Under-ice Survey of the Siberian Continental Shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651)
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Author: Alfred S McLaren
Edition: Hardcover
Published: 2008-01-25
ISBN: 0817316027
Number of pages: 242
Publisher: University Alabama Press

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Book Review: The Silent Service is not always silent
Summary: 3 Stars

This book is concerned with the submerged voyage of the nuclear submarine USS Queenfish which was made during the Cold War to perform a hydrographic survey of the continental shelf of much of Siberia. The performance of the submarine,its officers and crew was outstanding in every respect. In addition there are a number of marvelous anecdotes describing the behavior of Admiral Rickover which give an interesting insight into his behavior that was clearly more that 3 SD. from the mean. The book was a hard read for me and would have benefited had the editor been more effective. There are numerous repeats of the procedure used to surface the submarine in polynays including how many gallons of water were pumped in and out of the variable buoyancy tank when only one would have been sufficient. These repeated activities make the book informative but not entertaining in contrast to the 24 news channels which are rarely informative and occasionally entertaining. I found that I had to read it in relatively short sections as the process required effort. Those with sufficient interest in this topic who also have sufficient "sitzfleish" should certainly read it; however, I think it may be problematic for the general reader.
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