Posted on 01/12/2005 10:26:35 AM PST by Bottom_Gun
No windows, no balconies to step out for a smoke either????
That is right....there was no sub...It was a hoax. /sarc
I'm pinging the story, NOT the rag!
Calm down.
Mike
Uncharted sea mount, not very likely! I would sure like to look at the damage when it gets to dry dock and see if it was not another sub they hit, as in Chinese or Russian.
Both sides play cat and mouse games to determine what the other side has.
6. Guam to Brisbane is a well traveled route.
7. Transiting at 30+ knots, > 400 feet is routine.
"Been there, done that".
"BTDT", "Been there, done that". I should add, "GTTS" meaning "got the tee shirt". Hence, "BTDT GTTS"
The first time we anchored in HK harbor, we ran the reactor for 5 days. The next time (8 days) we shut the reactor down and ran the diesel. We nukes qualified DG watch as this method resulted in more liberty for the nukes but the A-Gang was not happy.
It's a 850 Kw (if memory serves) emergency diesel. In that class it's in the bottom compartment in the middle of the ship, rihgt under the crew's mess. It's basicaly enough to run the Emergency Propulsion Motor (EPM) which in that class is basically an electric motor that works like a large jacking gear. Older classes had an EPM where the shaft itself was the rotor and could be disengaged from the main engines. It will get you home at about 3 knots, and it's not a pleasant ride. That class also has a Secondary Propulsion Motor (SPM) which is sort of like a trainable electric outboard motor in the aft ballast tank, raised lowered and rotated by hydraulics. It's basically used for maneuvering alongside a pier or tender I would hate to have to try to get home on that.
No, a PUC is supposed to be awarded for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.
That's what tugs are for.
Might be island sometime in the future.
Thanks for the update. I was one of those who said the captain's career was toast, but it sounds like the facts are developing in his favor. It sounds like he did a good job of getting his crew home.
Thanks.
At least he did a good job in ensuring his crew was prepared for the emergency. Drills are routine but when a third of your crew are instantaneously injured and all are totally disorganized by the sudden and unexpected collision ...
They were lucky. Apparently all systems were functioning and an emergency blow got them to the surface where they had time to perform the damage control functions.
Doohickey - Here are some more names for the "Steely-Eyed Killers of the Deep" ping list.
Not as much as you hate trying to get home without it, under the wrong circumstances...
Thanks for the ping.
An uncharted seamount.....who would have thunk it?
Thank you.
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