Rescue operations being conducted by United States Cost Guard HH-52 Seaguard (Search and Rescue helicopter) in the United States. A USCG HH-52 Seaguard flies low above a sea shore. Pilot in cockpit of the helicopter. The helicopter lands on an airstrip. Other USGC HH-52 helicopters in the background.
Memorial services for the U.S. Navy nuclear fast attack submarine Thresher (SSN-593) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,United States. View of the interior of the helicopter. Scale model of U.S. Navy nuclear fast attack submarine Thresher (SSN-593) built with flowers kept in the helicopter. Navy chaplain seated with other high ranking officers in background. Chaplain talks on microphone. He relaxes in helicopter in flight. A scale model of USS Thresher with number '593' written on it, is tossed out of the helicopter and thrown into the water. Destroyer ship underway in the form of a cross over area where USS Thresher sank.
Memorial services for the U.S. Navy nuclear fast attack submarine Thresher (SSN-593) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,United States. Dignitaries gathered at the U.S. Navy submarine Squalus (SS-192) Memorial. Large crowd gathered at the yard to watch the memorial ceremony. Large crowd assembled around USS Squalus Memorial. Dependents of the deceased arrive for the ceremony.
Memorial services for the U.S. Navy nuclear fast attack submarine Thresher (SSN-593) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,United States. Enlisted personnel man the Memorial. Dependents of the deceased men of the U.S. Navy nuclear fast attack submarine Thresher (SSN-593) arrive for the ceremony. People take their seats. Vice Admiral Smedberg ,Chief of Bureau of Naval Personnel,Vice Admiral Elton Watters Grenfell,(COMSUBLANT)Commander Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet arrive. High ranking officers take their seats. Color guard aboard the memorial. Crowd stand during the National Anthem. Mr K E Belieu,Assistant Secretary of Navy (SECNAV) for Installation and Logistics speaks from podium on Memorial. United States Navy officer Rabbi Jacobson speaks and gives a prayer. Choral group perform on the memorial. Lieutenant Commander Keanley,United States Navy Chaplain give memorial address and then leave the podium. Chief of the United States Navy Chaplains,Rear Admiral J Floyd Dreith gives memorial address. Unidentified high ranking officer speaks from podium. Officers on the memorial at the salute. Dependents and public stand during the ceremony. Dependents leave their seats and disperse after the ceremony.
Memorial services for the U.S. Navy nuclear fast attack submarine Thresher (SSN-593) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,United States. Flagpole with flags at half mast. Trees seen in the background. Several people stand at base of flags. Marine honor guard present at the U.S. submarine Squalus (SS-192) Memorial. Large crowd spectators assembled in around the Memorial during the ceremony.
Memorial services for the U.S. Navy nuclear fast attack submarine Thresher (SSN-593) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,United States. Crew of a United States Navy Lockheed P2H Neptune aircraft stand in a group in front of the aircraft. Engine revs up. Plane director directs the landing of the DH43D helicopter. Chaplain removes a wreath made in shape of the U.S. Navy nuclear fast attack submarine Thresher (SSN-593) from the helicopter. The wreath is carried toward the aircraft and handed to one of the crew members of the P2H aircraft . Chaplains and member pose with the wreath. Crew member sets the wreath in the P2H aircraft for dropping over the area where the USS Thresher sank.