Calvert, Commander James: SURFACE AT THE POLE: The Extraodinary voyages of the USS SKATE. , New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc., 1960

1st Edition; x, 220pp, (1), illustrated eps, 1 diagram, 12 pages of b/w photographs. Endpapers show route of the USS Skate and its internal compartments viewed from the starboard side. Dark blue 1/3 marbled blue boards with gilt titling to spine in illustrated unclipped dustjacket. The story of the USS Skate, the atomic sub sent north to answer the question of whether a submarine could safely operate in the Arctic Ocean, written by her commander, James Calvert, who directed both history-making voyages in 1958 and 1959 which proved that a submarine could safely navigate under the shifting ice pack and then surface through the frozen polar ice cap.An exciting read. Gift inscription on half title. Very Good/Very Good. (Book ref. 1952)  £20.00

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