ADMIRAL HYMAN G. RICKOVER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/23/1961 - HFSID 28187
Sale Price $595.00
Reg. $700.00
HYMAN G. RICKOVER
Rickover signed this typed letter on Atomic Energy Commission
letterhead to Warren Slater in 1961.
Typed letter signed "H. G. Rickover". 1 page, 7x8, on Atomic
Energy Commission letterhead. Feb. 23, 1961. Addressed to Mr. Warren
Slater, New York City. In full: "Dear Mr. Slater: Thank you for your
letter of February 16, 1961. I appreciate your kind words and thoughtfulness in
writing me. Sincerely, H. G. RICKOVER". Head of the United States Navy's
electrical division in World War II, Rickover (1900-1986, born in Makov,
Russia) moved to the Atomic Energy Commission in 1947 and developed the first
nuclear-powered submarine, the Nautilus, in 1954. He presided over
the build-up of the U.S. nuclear-powered Navy. He also presided over the
construction of the one-of a kind, super-secret NR-1 nuclear submarine.
Despite cost overruns during its development, which earned the wrath of the
General Accounting Office, the NR-1 fulfilled Rickover's fondest hopes.
The story of the craft has now been told in Dark Waters: An Insider's
Account of the NR-1, the Cold War's Undercover Nuclear Submarine by Don
Davis and original crewmember Lee Vyborny (2002). Rickover was promoted to
rear admiral in 1953, vice-admiral in 1959 and admiral in 1973. Lightly
toned and creased, otherwise in fine condition.
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