| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 213 pages .) |
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text file |
| Summary |
"This work follows the author's experiences in the United States Navy, 1966-1972, including a personal background, boot camp, electricians school, the U.S. Naval Nuclear Program, assignments to the ballistic missile submarine USS Henry Clay, subsequent transit to Hawaii, and deterrent patrols out of Guam. This narrative focuses on the enlisted men--the backbone of the submarine service"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Battle stations -- Troubled times -- Odyssey -- Admiral Rickover's nuclear power school -- Submarine school; The final preparation -- Reporting to the USS Henry clay -- Inside the Henry Clay -- The forbidden zone : the engineering spaces -- Test depth -- Transit to Hawaii -- The eve of my first patrol -- Getting underway -- Christmas on patrol -- Dolphins and patrol pins -- R & R in Hawaii -- The escape tower -- Change of command; The good, the bad and the ugly -- Surprise package from the Blue Crew -- Typhoon -- Farewell to the Henry Clay -- Flight back to Hawaii -- Ford Island -- The circle begins. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Dubay, Ted E.
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United States. Navy -- Submarine forces -- Biography.
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United States. Navy. |
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Submarine forces. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Henry Clay (Submarine)
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Henry Clay (Submarine) |
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Submariners -- United States -- Biography.
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Submariners. |
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United States. |
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Nuclear submarines -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear submarines. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Naval reconnaissance -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- History, Naval -- 20th century.
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Naval history. |
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Pacific Area -- History, Naval -- 20th century.
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Pacific Area. |
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Cold War -- Biography.
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval. |
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Naval reconnaissance. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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Armed Forces -- Submarine forces. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Naval history.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dubay, Ted E. Three knots to nowhere. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014] 9780786478743 0786478748 (DLC) 2014002545 |
| ISBN |
1476614040 (electronic book) |
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9781476614045 (electronic book) |
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9780786478743 (softcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0786478748 (softcover ; alkaline paper) |
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