Surface at the Pole: The Extraordinary Voyages of the USS Skate

by James Calvert and James Calvert

Book Overview

The nuclear-powered USS Skate was the first submarine to break the surface of the North Pole. Author James Calvert captained the Skate and his book details a series of exploratory underwater voyages north before he and his crew finally found a way to the top and triumphantly smashed through the polar ice-cap on 17 March 1959.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0359152899
• ISBN13: 9780359152896
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"