April 25
Posted in White History on Apr 25th, 2011
1960 The American nuclear submarine USS Triton, while under the command of Captain Edward L. Beach, completed Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth. The New York Times described Triton’s submerged circumnavigation of the world as “a triumph of human prowess and engineering skill, a feat which the United States Navy can rank [...]