250410-AB310-1018 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - (April 10, 2025) Sailors assigned to Pre-
Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) joined shipyard workers in a moment of
silence to mark the 62nd anniversary of the loss of the USS Thresher (SSN 593). On April 10, 1963, 129 officers, crew members, and civilians were lost when Thresher sank during sea trials off the coast of Massachusetts. Though Thresher was not built at Newport News Shipbuilding, the lessons learned from her loss fundamentally reshaped the Navy’s approach to submarine safety. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division in Newport News, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brittney Camacho-Pietri)
| Date Taken: | 04.09.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2025 14:04 |
| Photo ID: | 8965450 |
| VIRIN: | 250410-N-AB310-4690 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 1.25 MB |
| Location: | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US |
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PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) holds moment of silence for USS Thresher (SSN 593)
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