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HYMAN G. RICKOVER

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HYMAN G. RICKOVER

<b>241. HYMAN G. RICKOVER</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1900-1986). Russian-born American naval officer and engineer who presided over buildup of US nuclear-powered Navy. TLS “<i>H. G. Rickover</i>,” 1p, 4to, “<i>At Sea, North Atlantic</i>,” Sep 30, 1974. On USS<i> Glenard P. Lipscomb</i> letterhead to Congressman John Moss, a former WWII naval officer, commenting on a successful sea trial. Rickover provides a brief biographical sketch of the US Congressman after whom the ship was named, an overview of the latest equipment available on the ship and an update on the number of nuclear submarines of various classes now in the United States fleet, including nuclear attack, a deep submergence ocean engineering, and Polaris ballistic missile submarines. Light toning; o/w Fine. Rickover was the major proponent of the use of nuclear powered submarines for the US Navy, and went on trial runs with most of them.

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