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SSN 14
SSN 14 is a dramatic and honest account of a year in the life of HMS Turbulent, the Royal Navy nuclear powered attack submarine led by Ryan Ramsey.
During 2011 Turbulent participated in the Libya intervention and passed through the Suez Canal to take up patrol in the Indian Ocean against the extraordinary political backdrop of the Arab Spring, in the period where both Colonel Gaddafi and Osama Bin Laden were killed and piracy and terrorism was rife.
Turbulent suffered a catastrophic failure of its cooling systems. The fight to survive tested Ryan’s command to its limits. Although the suffering was immense, the entire crew survived intact.
Ryan also had to deal with constantly changing crew and transform them into a tight-knit, smoothly functioning team that could meet, and exceed, any challenge thrown at them. This books documents his failures, as well as his successes and offers a unique insight into leadership in the most challenging of environments.
No matter where your business battles are fought, this will help you be phenomenal at what you do.
During 2011 Turbulent participated in the Libya intervention and passed through the Suez Canal to take up patrol in the Indian Ocean against the extraordinary political backdrop of the Arab Spring, in the period where both Colonel Gaddafi and Osama Bin Laden were killed and piracy and terrorism was rife.
Turbulent suffered a catastrophic failure of its cooling systems. The fight to survive tested Ryan’s command to its limits. Although the suffering was immense, the entire crew survived intact.
Ryan also had to deal with constantly changing crew and transform them into a tight-knit, smoothly functioning team that could meet, and exceed, any challenge thrown at them. This books documents his failures, as well as his successes and offers a unique insight into leadership in the most challenging of environments.
No matter where your business battles are fought, this will help you be phenomenal at what you do.
- GenresLeadership
256 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 6, 2016
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August 28, 2020
Slightly biased review as I served onboard HMS Turbulent from 2008-2011 and was onboard for most of the events in this book. I had absolutely no idea Ryan had written this book so it was pretty exciting when I spotted this online. It’s a great book, written by a great man, really brought back memories of times I’d almost forgotten about. I’d highly recommend this if you have any interest in the Navy or Leadership.
November 20, 2018
In this very readable book, Ryan Ramsey provides great insights about the challenges of leadership on board a nuclear submarine. The specificities of a nuclear submarine deployed far from his home base require a strong and inspiring leadership to sustain the moral and the effeciency of the crew. Technical difficulties and the operational fast-moving context add to the complexity of the leader's mission.
March 2, 2021
Great Read, Took me back to some memorable times both good and bad.
Thoroughly enjoyed the read, enthralled from start to finish. An insight to the mindset required to be a good Submarine Commanding Officer.
Thoroughly enjoyed the read, enthralled from start to finish. An insight to the mindset required to be a good Submarine Commanding Officer.
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