On Eternal Patrol - Fred Philip Abrams

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of the U.S. Navy

Fred Philip Abrams

Fred Philip Abrams

Rank/Rate Civilian Inspector, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Birth Date August 24, 1920

From Kittery, Maine

Decorations

Submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593)

Loss Date April 10, 1963

Location Approximately 300 miles off the coast of New England

Circumstances Most likely cause of the sinking was a failure in either a pipe, a pipe valve, or a hull weld, causing flooding near the engine room.

Remarks

Information courtesy of Paul Roggemann.

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