Commander Ricci served on the Thresher-class submarine USS Barb (SSN-596) for almost three and one-half years.

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Thresher

Was the Thresher Ready for Sea?

By Captain Jim Bryant, U.S. Navy (Retired), Captain Frederick Best, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired), Commander Ron Ricci, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired), Steve Walsh, and Nick Wulfekuhle
April 2023
Since 2017, a volunteer research team has been studying the Thresher incident, but little information was available until recently.