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A ‘Leak in the Engine Room’ Sealed the Fate of a U.S. Navy Submarine

What You Need to Know: Commissioned in 1961, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine of its time, designed to dive deeper and operate more quietly than any ...

Diesel engines need air, submarines run underwater, so how do diesel submarines work?

If diesel engines need air for combustion, then how can submarines use them? Here's what you need to know about the clever engineering behind diesel subs.
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The smart trick that lets diesel submarines stay hidden underwater: Explained

Diesel-powered submarines present a challenge that may seem paradoxical at first. Their engines require ...
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Room aboard new Navy submarine USS Idaho to be named for Dirk Kempthorne

The engine room of one of the U.S. Navy’s newest fast attack submarines, the USS Idaho, will be named for former Idaho Governor and U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne. U.S. Sen. Jim Risch ...