TOWN of KITTERY, MAINE - FLAG DEDICATION IN MEMORIAM - 50th

 On April 10^th 1963, THRESHER was lost in the Gulf of Maine during a post-overhaul test dive along with the 129 gallant crew, officers, Shipyard employees, and civilian contractors. This tragic loss led directly to significant changes in the Navy’s submarine safety programs that have kept the nation’s submariners safe ever since.  The men of THRESHER are true Cold War American heroes whose sacrifice we honor.

The USS Thresher Memorial features a 129-foot flagpole at Kittery Memorial Circle, dedicated in a moving and magnificent ceremony on April 7th, 2013 for the 50th anniversary of the tragedy.  The flagpole height will serve as a permanent reminder of the 129 men who perished that morning, ensuring they will never be forgotten in the town where THRESHER was built and homeported.

UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - THRESHER

MAINE LEGISLATURE JOINT RESOLUTION

MAINE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION

KITTERY TOWN COUNCIL RESOLUTION

WELLS TOWN COUNCIL PROCLAMATION

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH RESOLUTION

THRESHER BASE ENDORSEMENT