SEARCH FOR USS THRESHER (SSN-593) TRIESTE Test Dive Boston, Mass. & at SeaFOOTNOTE: The test dive of TRIESTE was made in Murray Basin, approximately 60miles East of Boston. LCDR DONALD L. KEACH, OINC of TRIESTE and observer LT CHARLES WALKER, USN, made the dive which lasted one hour and seven minutes and was 702 feet down. All tests were proved successful Part 2

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1) ELS Small craft at sea; CH19E helicopter, second CH19E coming in, flying low over the area at sea; small craft in far bg. (jerky) F2) MS Out over bow of USS PRESERVER (ARS-8) to the small craft in far bg. F (Scene backlighted)3) CU Officer on wing of bridge of USS PRESERVER, looking out towards CH19E helicopter hovering over the small craft. G-F4) MLS Two CH19E helicopters flying over the small craft and TRIESTE which is on the surface. F (UX)5) MS CH19E hovering over TRIESTE which is on the surface; second CH19E flying by in bg. G-F (UX)6) ECU TRIESTE with part of the crew on board. G7) HA CU Down over screws of the TRIESTE. G8) HA CU Down over stern section of TRIESTE with TRIESTE secured to dock area. G9) HA CU Mid-section of the TRIESTE, man walking over the deck.10) CU Small gang-way leading from the dock to the TRIESTE; enlisted man leaving TRIESTE to the dock. G11) HA CU TRIESTE secured to the barge at Boston Navy Yard (SV).12) MS TRIESTE on the surface; CH19E helicopter hovering off to one side; crew is on deck of TRIESTE. G13) HA MS Stern section of USS PRESERVER; TRIESTE in bg under tow (SV). G14) MS TRIESTE under tow. G15) MCU Two officers on deck of USS PRESERVER looking out towards the TRIESTE under tow; tow line seen in fg, plain manila line. VG16) MS TRIESTE; small boat coming up alongside. G17) MS CH19E helicopter in flight over the area. G18) MS TRIESTE on the surface. G-F (shaky)19) MS TRIESTE under tow with the crew on deck (SV). G-F (jump)20) MS TRIESTE on the surface, small craft alongside; Coast Guard patrol craft underway in mid bg, leaving the scene to left. F (shaky)21) HA MS TRIESTE. F22) MS TRIESTE, small boat off to side. G-F23) HA CU Down between the ship and the dock aboard USS PRESERVER; USS PRESERVER prepares to get underway with TRIESTE towed out from Boston for the test dive; brow is removed by dock crane. G24) MS Over side of USS PRESERVER as the ship leaves side of the dock.25) HA MS Line handlers letting go of the line from dock. G26) HA MS Crew taking down the line on deck. G27) CU CO of the USS PRESERVER on wing of the bridge, giving orders as the ship gets underway from dock.28) CU Telephone talker on bridge; CO in mid bg. G29) MLS Small craft out in harbor of Boston, unidentified. G-F30) MLS LCMA with the TRIESTE under tow; unidentified carrier in right bg; TRIESTE being transferred to USS PRESERVER for towing to sea (SV); slow PAN right of TRIESTE and LCMA showing USS WASP (CVS-18) in mid bg at the docks. G31) MS Coast guard patrol boat underway in Boston Harbor. VG32) MS TRIESTE moved about in Boston Harbor by the small craft. G33) CU Man at wheel of Coast Guard Patrol craft; craft heading toward TRIESTE in bg.34) MS LCMA transferring TRIESTE to USS PRESERVER; tow line running from USS PRESERVER to TRIESTE For tow out to sea; slow PAN around to right. VG35) MS LCMA and TRIESTE with the LCMA leaving side of TRIESTE; warehouses at dock in bg, part of the Boston area. G36) CU PAN Side of TRIESTE; crew on deck; tow line running from TRIESTE to USS PRESERVER; Coast Guard patrol craft stands by in mid bg. VG37) MS TRIESTE ready for tow (SV). VG38) MS TRIESTE under tow; Coast Guard Patrol craft underway in right bg.39) MCU USS PRESERVER underway with TRIESTE in tow; Boston Harbor in bg. G40) CU PAN Side of USS PRESERVER underway with TRIESTE in tow. G41) MS TRIESTE under tow by the USS PRESERVER; tow line is visible from bow to stern of USS PRESERVER. BG42) MS TRIESTE under tow (SV). VG

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities