{"product_id":"unknown-waters-alfred-scott-mclaren-9780817359775","title":"Unknown Waters: A First-Hand Account of the Historic Under-Ice Survey of the Siberian Continental Shelf by USS Queenfish (Ssn-651)","description":"\u003cb\u003eCharting the Siberian continental shelf during the height of the Cold War\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUnknown Waters \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the brave officers and men of the nuclear attack submarine USS \u003ci\u003eQueenfish (SSN-651)\u003c\/i\u003e, who made the first survey of an extremely important and remote region of the Arctic Ocean. The unpredictability of deep-draft sea ice, shallow water, and possible Soviet discovery, all played a dramatic part in this fascinating 1970 voyage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Covering 3,100 miles over a period of some 20 days at a laborious average speed of 6.5 knots or less, the attack submarine carefully threaded its way through innumerable underwater canyons of ice and over irregular seafloors, at one point becoming entrapped in an \"ice garage.\" Only cool thinking and skillful maneuvering of the nearly 5,000-ton vessel enabled a successful exit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred Scott McLaren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081735977X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817359775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Alfred Scott McLaren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072820441343,"sku":"9780817359775","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d389ede-e6da-40b0-be15-333171161e39.jpg?v=1685444121","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unknown-waters-alfred-scott-mclaren-9780817359775","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}