68-532: The Hunt for Red October is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy , first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press . It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutting-edge ballistic missile submarine Red October , and marks the first appearance of Clancy's most popular fictional character, Jack Ryan , an analyst working for
136-586: A Los Angeles -class submarine under the command of Bart Mancuso, which is patrolling the entrance of a route used by Soviet submarines in the Reykjanes Ridge off Iceland. Dallas ' s sonar operator hears the sound of the stealth drive but does not identify it as a submarine. As tensions rise between the US and Soviet fleets due to the unannounced incursion of the Soviet Northern Fleet into Atlantic waters,
204-631: A 17,000-square-foot penthouse condominium in the Ritz-Carlton , in Baltimore's Inner Harbor , for $ 16 million. Clancy and his wife combined four units to create the apartment. His Chesapeake Bay estate sold for $ 4.9 million in 2020. Clancy died of heart failure on October 1, 2013, at Johns Hopkins Hospital , near his Baltimore home. John D. Gresham, a co-author and researcher with Clancy on several books, said Clancy had been suffering heart problems for some time prior: "Five or six years ago Tom suffered
272-450: A CIA safehouse and are given new identities, beginning their settlement into American life. Ryan is commended and debriefed by his superiors and returns to his posting in London . The Hunt for Red October introduced Tom Clancy's writing style, which included technical details about weaponry, submarines, espionage, and the military. The accurate nature of Clancy's writing was well known among
340-561: A June 27, 1993, interview with The Washington Post , he was quoted as saying, "I've had [sex scenes] in my books before, but you had to look real fast because, you know, I'm a married Catholic and I don't do that." In a 2002 interview with Lev Grossman for Time magazine, Clancy lamented what he perceived as society's double standard in the way Catholics are viewed by some people in society in relation to other demographic segments: "You can't hate black people any more, of course, and you can't hate homosexuals any more, but you can hate all
408-625: A fake commercial ad serving as a teaser trailer for the third season of the Netflix web television series Stranger Things , which was released on July 16, 2018. Tom Clancy Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War . Seventeen of his novels have been bestsellers and more than 100 million copies of his books have been sold. His name
476-452: A four-year book/multimedia deal. Clancy followed this up with an agreement with Penguin 's Berkley Books for 24 paperbacks to tie in with the ABC television miniseries Tom Clancy's Net Force , which aired in the fall/winter of 1998. The Op-Center universe has laid the ground for the series of books written by Jeff Rovin , which was in an agreement worth $ 22 million, bringing the total value of
544-452: A heart attack and he went through bypass surgery. It wasn't that he had another heart attack, his heart just wore out." The Chicago Tribune quoted Pulitzer Prize –winning film critic and author Stephen Hunter as saying, "When he published The Hunt for Red October , he redefined and expanded the genre, and as a consequence of that, many people were able to publish such books who had previously been unable to do so." On March 31, 2014,
612-662: A new foreign policy doctrine, under which the United States will hold personally accountable any foreign leader who orders attacks on U.S. citizens, territory, or possessions in the future. Numerous scholars have examined the political dimensions of Clancy's books, especially in the context of the Cold War. Historian Walter Hixson has argued that Clancy's novels, especially The Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising, were "popular representations of Reagan-era Cold War values. They reflect both popular perceptions of Soviet behavior and
680-475: A nuclear-armed Polaris missile that detonated at 11,000 feet (3.4 km) over the South Pacific. That test ( Frigate Bird ), part of Operation Dominic , was the only complete operational test of an American strategic missile. The warhead was said to hit "right in the pickle barrel". USS Carbonero and USS Medregal participated in the test, about 30 miles from the impact point. To make room for
748-649: A particular crisis. From a young age, Clancy was an avid reader of naval history and sea exploration. However, he was later rejected from serving in the military because of his poor eyesight. Since graduating from high school and eventually earning an English major, he always wanted to write a novel. He eventually worked as an insurance agent for a small business owned by his then-wife's family. In his spare time, Clancy started working on The Hunt for Red October on November 11, 1982, and finished it four months later on February 23, 1983. Contrary to popular belief that Clancy had access to top-secret intelligence in researching for
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#1732868764051816-490: A physics major. Due to poor grades, he later changed his concentration to English since, "...it was an easy major." Despite the academic change, he continued to be an indifferent student spending a majority of his time reading books on military and naval history instead of tending to his studies. Clancy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature in 1969 receiving a 1.9/4.0 GPA . While at Loyola College, he
884-452: A scenario wherein a disgruntled Japanese airline pilot crashes a fueled Boeing 747 into the U.S. Capitol dome during an address by the President to a joint session of Congress, killing the President and most of Congress. In the book, Clancy also implies that Japan's prosperity is due primarily to unequal trading terms. In the book's sequel Executive Orders (1996), the president announces
952-485: A small insurance agency based in Owings, Maryland , founded by his wife's grandfather. In 1980, he purchased the insurance agency from his wife's grandmother and wrote novels in his spare time. While working at the insurance agency, he wrote his debut novel, The Hunt for Red October (1984). Clancy's literary career began in 1982 when he started writing The Hunt for Red October , which in 1984 he sold for publishing to
1020-647: A store's credit department. He was a member of Troop 624 of the Boy Scouts of America . Clancy's siblings are Patrick and Margaret. Clancy's mother worked to send him to Loyola High School in Towson, Maryland , a private Catholic secondary school taught by the Jesuit religious order ( Society of Jesus ). He graduated from Loyola High School in 1965. He then attended the associated Loyola College (now Loyola University Maryland) in Baltimore. Clancy began his college career as
1088-487: Is considered a coming-of-age story regarding the main character Jack Ryan. However, instead of running away from responsibilities, a theme common in contemporary American literature, Clancy subverts the convention by having Ryan rushing toward the burdens of the adult world. Moreover, the book introduced Jack Ryan as a new archetype of the American hero – an everyman who uses his prior knowledge instead of physical power in solving
1156-512: Is in fact Red October, and proceeds to engage it. The two US submarines escorting Red October are prohibited from firing on Konovalov by rules of engagement , and Red October has no torpedomen on board. After a battle, Ramius sinks Konovalov by ramming it, killing Tupolev and his crew. The Americans escort Red October safely into dry dock in Norfolk, Virginia , where it is analyzed by US military intelligence. Ramius and his crew are taken to
1224-497: The Central Intelligence Agency , as he must prove his theory that Ramius is intending to defect to the United States. The Hunt for Red October launched Clancy's career as a novelist, especially after then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan remarked that he had enjoyed reading the book. A film adaptation was released on March 2, 1990, and several computer and video games based on the book have been developed. The book
1292-548: The Dallas crew, and Owen Williams board Red October and meet Ramius face-to-face. The deception succeeds in convincing Soviet observers that Red October has been lost and the Soviet forces withdraw, but Tupolev stays behind. Unbeknownst to anyone, Igor Loginov, a cook on Red October who is actually an undercover GRU officer, has remained aboard after the other crewmen evacuated. He attempts to destroy Red October by exploding one of
1360-757: The Jack Ryan series has been continued by his family estate through a series of authors. Clancy was born on April 12, 1947, at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore , Maryland, and grew up in the Northwood neighborhood in northeast Baltimore. The family was Irish-American. He was the second of three children to Thomas Leo Clancy (1918–1995), who worked for the United States Postal Service , and Catherine Mary Clancy ( née Langan; 1918–2001), who worked in
1428-578: The Naval Institute Press for $ 5,000. The publisher was impressed with the work; Deborah Grosvenor, the Naval Institute Press editor who read through the book, said later that she convinced the publisher: "I think we have a potential best seller here, and if we don't grab this thing, somebody else would." She believed Clancy had an "innate storytelling ability, and his characters had this very witty dialogue". Clancy, who had hoped to sell 5,000 copies, ended up selling over 45,000. After publication,
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#17328687640511496-812: The Naval Vessel Register on 2 April 1983. Her hulk was tied up in Bremerton, Washington , until entering the Nuclear Powered Ship-Submarine Recycling Program . Recycling was completed on 30 July 1999. . In Tom Clancy 's novel The Hunt for Red October (published 1984), the USS Ethan Allen is blown up as a decoy in order to convince the Russian Navy that the Red October has been destroyed. (This plotline doesn't feature in
1564-517: The Orioles honored Clancy with a video tribute during their home opener, and the team wore a tribute patch on their jerseys through the season. Officially licensed games based on The Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising were released in the late 1980s and early 1990s for various 8-bit home computers such as the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum . Those included a submarine combat simulation (based on
1632-571: The Penobscot River in Maine to dry dock, the omission of the Royal Navy task force including Ryan's time aboard HMS Invincible , and the "caterpillar drive" being described as a magnetohydrodynamic drive system, essentially, "a jet engine for the water", rather than a drive powered by a series of mechanical impellers inside flow tunnels. Although in both the novel and movie, the caterpillar drive
1700-547: The September 11 attacks , Clancy suggested on The O'Reilly Factor that American left-wing politicians were partly responsible for the failure to prevent the attacks due to their "gutting" of the Central Intelligence Agency . On September 11, 2001, Clancy was interviewed by Judy Woodruff on CNN . During the interview, he noted that orthodox "Islam does not permit suicide ." Among other observations during this interview, Clancy cited discussions he had with military experts on
1768-410: The American military such that Clancy remarked in a 1986 interview: "When I met Navy Secretary John Lehman last year, the first thing he asked me about the book was, 'Who the hell cleared it? ' " The novel shares elements with James Clavell 's works, particularly Shōgun (1975) and Noble House (1981), where political power is used instead of physical confrontation with an enemy. Clancy portrays
1836-630: The Baltimore Orioles. On June 26, 1999, Clancy married freelance journalist Alexandra Marie Llewellyn, whom he had met in 1997. Llewellyn is the daughter of J. Bruce Llewellyn and a family friend of Colin Powell , who originally introduced the couple to each other. They remained together until Clancy's death in October 2013. The two had one daughter. Clancy was a Roman Catholic . The plot of his novel Red Rabbit revolves around John Paul II . In
1904-575: The Catholics you want." Clancy's 80-acre estate, which was once a summer camp, is located in Calvert County, Maryland . It has a panoramic view of the Chesapeake Bay . The stone mansion, which cost $ 2 million, has 24 rooms and features a shooting range in the basement. The property also features a World War II –era M4 Sherman tank , a Christmas gift from his first wife. Clancy also purchased
1972-638: The French video game manufacturer Ubisoft purchased the use of Clancy's name for an undisclosed sum. It has been used in conjunction with video games and related products such as movies and books. Based on his interest in private spaceflight and his US$ 1 million investment in the launch vehicle company Rotary Rocket , Clancy was interviewed in 2007 for the documentary film Orphans of Apollo (2008). A long-time proponent of conservative and Republican views, Clancy dedicated books to American conservative political figures, including Ronald Reagan . A week after
2040-568: The Reagan era more, as the Cold War was heating up for the last time and we were entering a new age of modern warfare. Clancy's books tapped into our fears and helped define our psyches, even as he reinvigorated the thriller genre by bringing millions of new readers into the fold." On April 20, 2018, The Hunt for Red October was included in the list of 100 most-loved books in the U.S., compiled by PBS as part of their new series and multi-platform initiative The Great American Read . The book appeared in
2108-543: The Soviet fleet has intentions other than those inferred. Ryan becomes responsible for shepherding Ramius and his submarine away from the pursuing Soviet fleet and meets with Royal Navy acquaintance Admiral John White, commanding a task force from the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible . After Ramius fakes a reactor accident, the US Navy evacuates Red October ' crew using a DSRV rescue submarine . Ramius and his officers stay behind, claiming that they plan to scuttle
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2176-525: The Soviets, especially Captain Ramius, sympathetically, and most characters are understandable in their actions and fears, while at the same time comparing and contrasting their philosophies and values against their American counterparts, who in turn are shown as more competent in their profession, this being explained by the US Navy being better equipped and trained than the Soviet sailors who are mostly conscripts. In
2244-475: The U.S. Naval Institute . Three weeks later, the publication company returned his manuscript, along with a request to cut about a hundred pages' worth of numerous technical details. After fixing his work, Clancy then sold The Hunt for Red October to the Naval Institute Press for a modest sum of $ 5,000. Having recently decided to publish fiction, the publication company made Clancy's work their first published novel. Editor Deborah Grosvenor later recalled convincing
2312-553: The bibliography article). He also branded several lines of books and video games with his name that are written by other authors, following premises or storylines generally in keeping with Clancy's works. With the release of The Teeth of the Tiger (2003), Clancy introduced Jack Ryan's son and two nephews as main characters; those characters continued in his last four novels, Dead or Alive (2010), Locked On (2011), Threat Vector (2012), and Command Authority (2013). In 2008,
2380-484: The book received praise from President Ronald Reagan, who called the work "the best yarn", subsequently boosting sales to 300,000 hardcover and two million paperback copies of the book, making it a national bestseller. The book was critically praised for its technical accuracy, which led to Clancy meeting several high-ranking officers in the U.S. military, as well as Steve Pieczenik , and to inspiration for recurring characters in his works. Clancy's novels focus on
2448-508: The book) and an action game (based on the film). More recently, Ubisoft has made many video game series based on Tom Clancy's books, or which were endorsed by Clancy and use his name in the series' titles. USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) , lead ship of her class , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen . Ethan Allen ' s keel
2516-434: The book, although the movie had a lot of technical errors in it and some changes in the story which I do not think is necessary. But you have to remember that the printed word and visual representation on the screen are two different art forms and they have very different roles." The novel also became the basis for three computer, video, and console games. One version , a combination of a submarine simulator and strategy game,
2584-566: The cover of dozens of books. Seventeen of his novels made it to the top of the New York Times best seller list . He co-authored memoirs of top generals, and produced numerous guided tours of the elite aspects of the American military. Andrew Bacevich states: Clancy did for military pop-lit what Starbucks did for the preparation of caffeinated beverages: he launched a sprawling, massively profitable industrial enterprise that simultaneously serves and cultivates an insatiable consumer base. Whether
2652-490: The crew of Dallas analyzes tapes of Red October ' s acoustic signature and realizes that it is the sound of a new propulsion system. Meanwhile, CIA analyst Jack Ryan determines that the submarine's new construction variations house a stealth drive. Putting information about the letter together with the subsequent launch of the entire Northern Fleet, Ryan deduces Ramius's plans to defect. The US military reluctantly agrees to assist, while planning for contingencies in case
2720-569: The effectiveness of the caterpillar drive. Instead, he plots a course for the North American coast, falsely informing the crew that they will be proceeding undetected all the way to Cuba . Before sailing, Ramius sends a letter to Admiral Yuri Padorin stating his intention to defect; the Soviet Northern Fleet then sails out to sink Red October under the pretext of a search and rescue mission. Red October passes near USS Dallas ,
2788-410: The end of it. I never really thought about making money." After Reagan's endorsement, The Hunt for Red October topped the national bestseller lists, particularly The New York Times . It eventually sold more than 365,000 copies in hardcover. After securing the paperback rights to Berkley Books for $ 49,500, the novel sold another 4.3 million copies. The novel was adapted as a feature film , which
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2856-495: The hero, most notably Jack Ryan and John Clark , both Irish Catholics like himself. He repeatedly uses the formula whereby the heroes are "highly skilled, disciplined, honest, thoroughly professional, and only lose their cool when incompetent politicians or bureaucrats get in their way. Their unambiguous triumphs over evil provide symbolic relief from the legacy of the Vietnam War ." The Cold War epic Red Storm Rising (1986)
2924-640: The item consumed provides much in terms of nourishment is utterly beside the point. That it tastes yummy going down more than suffices to keep customers coming back. By 1988, Clancy had earned $ 1.3 million for The Hunt for Red October and had signed a $ 3 million contract for his next three books. In 1992, he sold North American rights to Without Remorse for $ 14 million, a record for a single book. By 1997, Penguin Putnam Inc. (part of Pearson Education ) paid Clancy $ 50 million for world rights to two new books and another $ 25 million to Red Storm Entertainment for
2992-555: The lack of planning to deal with a hijacked plane being used in a suicide attack and criticized the news media's treatment of the United States Intelligence Community . Clancy appeared again on PBS 's Charlie Rose , to discuss the implications of the day's events with Richard Holbrooke , New York Times journalist Judith Miller , and Senator John Edwards , among others. Clancy was interviewed on those shows because his book Debt of Honor (1994) included
3060-399: The new Ohio -class ballistic missile submarines within the limitations of SALT II , Ethan Allen ' s missile tubes (and those of other George Washington and Ethan Allen -class ballistic missile submarines) were disabled, and she was redesignated an attack submarine ( hull number SSN-608) on 1 September 1980. Ethan Allen was decommissioned on 31 March 1983 and stricken from
3128-500: The novel among the crew. The Washington Post , in its original review, praised the novel as "the most satisfactory novel of a sea chase since C.S. Forester perfected the form." Due to an extensive marketing campaign by the Naval Institute Press for their first published work of fiction, which was initially aimed at the military, the book sold 45,000 copies by March 1985. Clancy said in a 1991 interview: "I thought we'd sell maybe five thousand or ten thousand hardcovers and that would be
3196-458: The novel's sales and solidified Clancy's reputation as a bestselling author. Regarding the reception, Clancy remarked: "I was thunderstruck, dumbfounded, bowled over, amazed. But I wasn't surprised." Many members of the White House were fans of the book. The Hunt for Red October was also popular among the military. On a 1985 visit to USS Hyman G. Rickover , Clancy discovered 26 copies of
3264-551: The novel, he consulted technical manuals, discussions with former submariners and books like Norman Polmar 's Guide to the Soviet Navy and Combat Fleets of the World in order to maintain accuracy in describing Soviet submarines. He then submitted the first draft of the novel to the Naval Institute Press, where he previously wrote an article on the MX missile for their magazine Proceedings of
3332-414: The novel, the US and its service personnel are unmistakably the "good guys". The central theme of the US being flawed, but ultimately a force for good and hope in the world is something the author would explore more in his later novels. However, unlike The Hunt For Red October , these later novels often include negative American characters, motivated by power or greed. In addition, The Hunt for Red October
3400-636: The package to $ 97 million. In 1993, Clancy joined a group of investors that included Peter Angelos , and bought the Baltimore Orioles from Eli Jacobs . In 1998, he tentatively reached an agreement to purchase the Minnesota Vikings , but had to abandon the deal because of a divorce settlement cost. The first NetForce novel, titled Net Force (1999), was adapted as a 1999 TV movie starring Scott Bakula and Joanna Going . The first Op-Center novel ( Tom Clancy's Op-Center published in 1995)
3468-560: The predominant national security values of the Reagan era." Clancy's first wife, Wanda Thomas King, was a nurse. They married in 1969 and had four children. The couple separated briefly in 1995, and they permanently separated in December 1996. Wanda Clancy filed for divorce in November 1997, which became final in January 1999. As part of the divorce, she and Clancy split his minority stake in
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#17328687640513536-481: The publishers: "I think we have a potential best-seller here, and if we don't grab this thing, somebody else would." She believed Clancy had an "innate storytelling ability, and his characters had this very witty dialogue". The book received critical acclaim, especially from the American government. U.S. President Ronald Reagan had pronounced the book, which was given to him as a Christmas gift, as "the perfect yarn" and "unputdownable"; his endorsement eventually boosted
3604-476: The rights and intended to crowdfund another game based on the intellectual property. The Hunt for Red October popularized the book genre of techno-thriller into the mainstream. "Tom Clancy defined an era, not just of thrillers but of pop culture in general," said Jon Land , an author and marketing chair for the International Thriller Writers . "No one encapsulated the mindset and mentality of
3672-482: The small academic Naval Institute Press of Annapolis, Maryland . His works The Hunt for Red October (1984), Patriot Games (1987), Clear and Present Danger (1989), and The Sum of All Fears (1991) have been turned into commercially successful films. Tom Clancy's works also inspired games such as the Ghost Recon , Rainbow Six , The Division , and Splinter Cell series. Since Clancy's death in 2013,
3740-484: The submarine to prevent it getting into the hands of the Americans. To convince the Soviets that Red October has in fact been destroyed, a decommissioned US ballistic missile submarine, USS Ethan Allen , is blown up underwater as a deception. A depth gauge taken from Red October 's main instrument panel is made to appear as if it had been salvaged from Ethan Allen ' s wreckage. Meanwhile, Ryan, Mancuso, some of
3808-409: The submarine to sneak its way into American territorial waters and launch nuclear missiles with little to no warning. As the sub leaves the shipyard at Polyarny , Ramius kills his political officer to ensure that he will not interfere. Ramius was ordered to conduct military exercises with Soviet Alfa-class attack submarine V. K. Konovalov , commanded by his former student Viktor Tupolev, to test
3876-551: The submarine's missiles in its silo. Loginov is discovered and fatally shoots Captain Lieutenant Kamarov and seriously wounds Ramius and Williams. Ryan tries to reason with Loginov, who refuses to listen and is eventually killed in a firefight in the submarine's missile compartment. Later, the V.K. Konovalov happens upon what is initially believed to be an Ohio -class submarine being escorted by two other submarines. Based on its acoustical signature, Tupolev realizes that it
3944-676: The torpedo fire control system was the Mark 112 Mod 2. The A-2s would be replaced with Polaris A-3s and but maintained the high pressure air ejection launch gear throughout the rest of her career as a FBM. The fire control system was upgraded to the Mark 80 fire control systems during 1965, while in the 1970s these would be replaced with Polaris A-3Ts. In addition, Ethan Allen was updated with Mark 37 and (later) Mark 48 torpedoes during her operational lifetime. On 6 May 1962, Ethan Allen , under Captain Lacy and with Admiral Levering Smith aboard, launched
4012-493: Was also used on screenplays written by ghostwriters , nonfiction books on military subjects occasionally with co-authors, and video games. He was a part-owner of his hometown Major League Baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles , and vice-chairman of their community activities and public affairs committees. Originally an insurance agent , Clancy launched his literary career in 1984 when he sold his first military thriller novel The Hunt for Red October for $ 5,000 published by
4080-420: Was co-written (according to Clancy in the book's foreword) with fellow military-oriented author Larry Bond . The book was published by Putnam and sold almost a million copies within its first year. Clancy became the cornerstone of a publishing list by Putnam which emphasized authors like Clancy who would produce annually. His publisher, Phyllis E. Grann , called these "repeaters." Clancy has author status on
4148-472: Was instrumental in bringing the book genre of techno-thriller into the mainstream. During the Cold War , Soviet Navy submarine commander Marko Ramius plans to defect to the United States with the Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine Red October . It is equipped with a "caterpillar drive", a cutting-edge silent propulsion system that makes audio detection by passive sonar difficult and enables
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#17328687640514216-615: Was laid down by the Electric Boat Corporation of Groton, Connecticut . She was launched on 22 November 1960, sponsored by Margaret Hitchcock (Sims) Hopkins, great-great-great-granddaughter of Ethan Allen and wife of Robert H. Hopkins . The ship was commissioned on 8 August 1961, with Captain Paul L. Lacy, Jr., commanding Blue Crew and Commander W. W. Behrens, Jr. , commanding the Gold Crew. Ethan Allen (Navy hull design SCB 180 )
4284-514: Was president of the chess club. He joined the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps ; however, he was ineligible to serve due to his myopia (nearsightedness) , which required him to wear thick eyeglasses. After graduating, Clancy earned certifications in business and insurance and worked for an insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut . In 1973, Clancy joined the O. F. Bowen Agency,
4352-572: Was released in 1987 and received positive reviews. Another game based on the movie was released in 1990. The console game was released in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System and later for the Game Boy and Super Nintendo Entertainment System . In addition, a board game The Hunt for Red October , published in 1988 by TSR, Inc. became one of the all time bestselling wargames. In late 2015, River Horse announced it had acquired
4420-441: Was released in the United States on March 2, 1990, months after the Cold War ended. Captain Marko Ramius was played by Sean Connery , while Alec Baldwin played Jack Ryan. It serves as the first entry in the Jack Ryan film series , which would later follow a chronological order differing from the novels. The movie is a nearly faithful depiction of the novel even though there are many deviations, including Red October traveling up
4488-427: Was released to coincide with a 1995 NBC television miniseries of the same name starring Harry Hamlin and a cast of stars. Though the miniseries did not continue, the book series did, but later had little in common with the first TV miniseries other than the title and the names of the main characters. Clancy wrote several nonfiction books about various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces (see nonfiction listing , in
4556-461: Was supposed to be undetectably silent. The film received mainly positive reviews from critics, holding an 88% rating from Rotten Tomatoes based on 74 reviews. It was the sixth top-grossing film of the year, generating $ 122 million in North America and more than $ 200 million worldwide in box office. In a 1991 interview, Clancy remarked of the film's success: "It was reasonably true to the spirit of
4624-471: Was the first submarine designed as a ballistic missile launch platform. (The earlier George Washington class were converted attack submarines.) She was constructed from HY80 steel (high yield, 80,000 psi (550,000 kPa) yield strength ), and was fitted with the Mark 2 Mod 3 Ships Inertial Navigation System (SINS). At launch, she was outfitted with Polaris A-2 (UGM-27B) submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and Mark 16 Mod 6 torpedoes ;
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