Attack submarines operated in a variety of roles - escort for the ballistic missile submarines, escort for the surface fleet, and always a silent hunter of every description of craft - merchant ship, surface combatant, attack submarine and missile submarine alike.
America would continue to develop new technologies, stronger materials, and better equipment, all with the goal of making her submarines safer. The safety record of the U.S. submarine fleet would continue to be the standard against which all other navy's would be measured against. Yet, the ocean would continue to threaten every submarine crew, with sudden death the possible result of even the slightest mis-step, as the following accidents demonstrate:
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