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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10561166246180 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1259 (39) |
| Category: |
Maritime: Military Fleet / Naval |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
SURFACE AT THE POLE: The extraordinary voyages of USS Skate
by James Calvert
DESCRIPTION
Format: medium hardcover with dust jacket
Published: Hutchinson 1961, 1st edition
Size (mm): 150 w x 220 h x 30 d
Pages: 220
SKU: A4/2201/0927/K530
ABOUT
The author commanded the nuclear submarine sent to find out if a submarine could safely navigate below ice flows beneath the Arctic Ocean.
In 1958 he was able to surface nine times. Later he was to return to determine if submarines could surface through thin spots of ice in winter and was again successful.
Illustrated with monochrome images and diagrams. Maps and cutaway drawings on end papers.
CONDITION
Immaculate with wear on dust jacket, otherwise near new. Images depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Increasingly scarce locally
See our other listings on submarines.
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