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Offline 68Wooley

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US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« on: March 20, 2009, 11:34:04 AM »
Everyone remember this from about a month ago:

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,258640.0.html

Well, seems the US Navy, not to be outdone by their allies, has gotten in on the act....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7955185.stm
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Offline crazyivan

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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2009, 12:12:33 PM »
Blue water, brown water. 2 subs in open water is still the best IMO. US hit's surface vessels all the time(sarcasm). Thinking back afew years ago, about the Hawaii collision. Russians must be next. :D
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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2009, 09:53:31 PM »
See in the US we do it the right way.  Collide with our own ships.  That way we don't have to apologize to any other countries. :rofl
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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2009, 02:35:48 AM »
Quote from: crazyivan on March 20, 2009, 12:12:33 PM
Blue water, brown water. 2 subs in open water is still the best IMO. US hit's surface vessels all the time(sarcasm). Thinking back afew years ago, about the Hawaii collision. Russians must be next. :D

The Greenville. (SP?) I met a guy who worked on her... She has the worst history of any boat I have heard! TWO surface collisions, two or three underwater collisions with things like undersea mountains, and I believe he said she ran aground heading back to the East Coast to repair/refit!
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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2009, 04:49:42 AM »
youd think they would have better systems now to aviod this :noid
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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2009, 08:39:07 AM »
Quote from: JunkyII on March 22, 2009, 04:49:42 AM
youd think they would have better systems now to aviod this :noid

have you ever seen the "cain mutiny"?

helmsman:: "captain, we are about to run over our own tow rope".

captain::  "are you questioning my order sailor"?
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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2009, 09:52:03 AM »
The nuclear submarine force is not as effective as it was 20-30 years ago.  They were at their peak during the Cold War.  There are more of these collisions and mishaps now than ever and there are less submarines in the force. 

Product of a kinder, gentler Navy.
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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2009, 02:21:33 PM »
Quote from: john9001 on March 22, 2009, 08:39:07 AM
have you ever seen the "cain mutiny"?

Great movie :aok
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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2009, 03:54:15 PM »
Quote from: crazyivan on March 20, 2009, 12:12:33 PM
Russians must be next. :D

dude, they dont need to hit anybody, their subs just sink on thier own, *cough*cough*kursk*cough*
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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2009, 04:40:36 PM »
Quote from: JunkyII on March 22, 2009, 04:49:42 AM
youd think they would have better systems now to aviod this :noid

The windows were probably dirty.  Couldn't see where they were going.  Or, maybe a headlight out.



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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2009, 11:17:21 PM »
Quote from: Curlew on March 22, 2009, 03:54:15 PM
dude, they dont need to hit anybody, their subs just sink on thier own, *cough*cough*kursk*cough*

The one they donated to a museum in Providence, RI sank at its berth during a storm because the hatches were not water proof.
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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2009, 11:18:50 PM »
Quote from: C(Sea)Bass on March 22, 2009, 11:17:21 PM
The one they donated to a museum in Providence, RI sank at its berth during a storm because the hatches were not water proof.

Wait... no... seriously?!? A submarine... without waterproof hatches...?!? Any link to a news article? lol
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Re: US Navy Keeping Up with the Brits and French
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2009, 11:27:48 PM »
Quote from: Serenity on March 22, 2009, 11:18:50 PM
Wait... no... seriously?!? A submarine... without waterproof hatches...?!? Any link to a news article? lol
http://www.juliett484.org/juliett/news/archive/whathappened.html

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These hatches were weather-tight but not waterproof--the oval surface ship type that could be dogged shut.

Under the conditions described above, the access hatch to the aft torpedo room eventually started to slowly flood. Sub crew members wanted to go aboard to to start pumps or turn on compressors, but public safety officials would not allow anyone to go aboard.
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