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Title: Submarine
Post by: rogwar on October 17, 2009, 08:57:35 AM

Took these pics from my room this morning...

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/TurkeyHunter65/Vina/Vina016.jpg)

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/TurkeyHunter65/Vina/Vina020.jpg)

Title: Re: Submarine
Post by: Die Hard on October 17, 2009, 09:44:46 AM

Looks like a Scorpène class.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorp%C3%A8ne_class_submarine

Title: Re: Submarine
Post by: rogwar on October 17, 2009, 10:31:34 AM

Thanks for the ident!

It looks like Chile has them.

Title: Re: Submarine
Post by: Nilsen on October 17, 2009, 11:30:51 AM

Its the Carrera or O'Higgins of the Chilean navy

Title: Re: Submarine
Post by: Swager on October 17, 2009, 02:15:33 PM

Wonder if there any women onboard?  Maybe they are training the US Navy on how to integrate women into the submarine force.

Title: Re: Submarine
Post by: Nefarious on October 17, 2009, 02:40:35 PM

Quote from: Nilsen on October 17, 2009, 11:30:51 AM

Its the Carrera or O'Higgins of the Chilean navy

Carrera sounds like it could be Chilean but.... O'Higgins?  :lol

Title: Re: Submarine
Post by: rogwar on October 17, 2009, 03:30:36 PM

O'Higgins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_O'Higgins

Title: Re: Submarine
Post by: Anodizer on October 17, 2009, 04:08:12 PM

The Air Independent Propulsion System is supposed to be insanely quiet..  Saw something a number of years ago that Norway has a sub(probably more now) that uses this system..  The sub and its crew were being rented by the USN for attack sub exercises.. 

Title: Re: Submarine
Post by: Nilsen on October 17, 2009, 04:46:33 PM

Quote from: Anodizer on October 17, 2009, 04:08:12 PM

The Air Independent Propulsion System is supposed to be insanely quiet..  Saw something a number of years ago that Norway has a sub(probably more now) that uses this system..  The sub and its crew were being rented by the USN for attack sub exercises.. 

Nope its the swedes that were rented by the usn. Our subs dont have AIP yet, but the next class we get will. Basicly the AIP system is about as quiet as running on battery depending on what kind of AIP system is used. There are two kinds of AIP systems and you can find both on wikipedia. They both have their strenghts. The french (soon), swedes, germans, israelis (soon) koreans and spanish (soon) and a few others have them now. The russians are also making a version of the Kilo class with an AIP system both for domestic and export use, but i dont think they are operational yet. 

Title: Re: Submarine
Post by: Nefarious on October 17, 2009, 05:42:24 PM

Quote from: rogwar on October 17, 2009, 03:30:36 PM

O'Higgins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_O'Higgins

Interesting, thank you.  :cheers:

Title: Re: Submarine
Post by: Anodizer on October 18, 2009, 01:06:25 AM

Quote from: Nilsen on October 17, 2009, 04:46:33 PM

Nope its the swedes that were rented by the usn. Our subs dont have AIP yet, but the next class we get will. Basicly the AIP system is about as quiet as running on battery depending on what kind of AIP system is used. There are two kinds of AIP systems and you can find both on wikipedia. They both have their strenghts. The french (soon), swedes, germans, israelis (soon) koreans and spanish (soon) and a few others have them now. The russians are also making a version of the Kilo class with an AIP system both for domestic and export use, but i dont think they are operational yet. 

My bad..  I saw this article several years ago and took a chance on if I remembered who's sun it was..  Thanks for correction.. :)