[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 283 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 283

 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the sinking of USS Thresher (SSN 
                                 593).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2023

Mr. Williams of New York submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the sinking of USS Thresher (SSN 
                                 593).

Whereas USS Thresher was first launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on July 9, 
        1960;
Whereas USS Thresher departed Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for her final voyage on 
        April 9, 1963, with a crew of 16 officers, 96 sailors, and 17 civilians;
Whereas the mix of that crew reflects the unity of the naval submarine service, 
        military and civilian, in the protection of the United States;
Whereas, at approximately 7:47 a.m. on April 10, 1963, while in communication 
        with the surface ship USS Skylark, and approximately 220 miles off the 
        coast of New England, USS Thresher began her final descent;
Whereas USS Thresher was declared lost with all hands on April 10, 1963;
Whereas, in response to the loss of USS Thresher, the United States Navy 
        instituted new regulations to ensure the health of the submariners and 
        the safety of the submarines of the United States;
Whereas those regulations led to the establishment of the Submarine Safety and 
        Quality Assurance program (SUBSAFE), now one of the most comprehensive 
        military safety programs in the world;
Whereas SUBSAFE has kept the submariners of the United States safe at sea ever 
        since as the strongest, safest submarine force in history;
Whereas, since the establishment of SUBSAFE, no SUBSAFE-certified submarine has 
        been lost at sea, which is a legacy owed to the brave individuals who 
        perished aboard USS Thresher;
Whereas, from the loss of USS Thresher, there arose in the institutions of 
        higher education in the United States the ocean engineering curricula 
        that enables the preeminence of the United States in submarine warfare; 
        and
Whereas the crew of USS Thresher demonstrated the ``last full measure of 
        devotion'' in service to the United States, and this devotion 
        characterizes the sacrifices of all submariners, past and present: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the 60th anniversary of the sinking of USS 
        Thresher;
            (2) remembers with profound sorrow the loss of USS Thresher 
        and her gallant crew of sailors and civilians on April 10, 
        1963; and
            (3) expresses its deepest gratitude to all submariners on 
        ``eternal patrol'', who are forever bound together by dedicated 
        and honorable service to the United States.
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