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The nuclear-powered USS Skate was the first submarine to break the surface of the North Pole. Author James Calvert captained the Skate and his book details a series of exploratory underwater voyages north before he and his crew finally found a way to the top and triumphantly... Read Full Overview

The nuclear-powered USS Skate was the first submarine to break the surface of the North Pole. Author James Calvert captained the Skate and his book details a series of exploratory underwater voyages north before he and his crew finally found a way to the top and triumphantly... Read Full Overview

The nuclear-powered USS Skate was the first submarine to break the surface of the North Pole. Author James Calvert captained the Skate and his book details a series of exploratory underwater voyages north before he and his crew finally found a way to the top and triumphantly... Read Full Overview

""Surface At The Pole: The Extraordinary Voyages Of The USS Skate"" is a non-fiction book written by James Calvert that chronicles the incredible journey of the USS Skate, a nuclear-powered submarine, to the North Pole in 1958. The book provides a detailed account of the mission,... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

""Surface At The Pole: The Extraordinary Voyages Of The USS Skate"" by James Calvert is a non-fiction book that recounts the daring exploits of the USS Skate, a nuclear-powered submarine that became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole. The book chronicles the journey... Read Full Overview

Surface At The Pole: The Extraordinary Voyages Of The USS Skate is a non-fiction book written by James Calvert. It is a gripping account of the United States Navy's nuclear-powered submarine USS Skate and its historic voyages to the North Pole. The book chronicles the submarine's... Read Full Overview