Sources Say Crew's Heroics Saved Sub

The New London Day ^ | 1/12/2005 | Robert A Hamilton

[WildTurkey]

Not as much as you hate trying to get home without it, under the wrong circumstances...

Rest assured, the Navy would not allow a nuclear sub to limp home on the SPM.

[null and void]

Still, making any headway while waiting for the tug to show up is better than wallowing adrift, isn't it?

[WildTurkey]

Still, making any headway while waiting for the tug to show up is better than wallowing adrift, isn't it?

Why do you think subs have sails?

[chilepepper]

when i heard a "sub had run aground" i was all for crucifying the captain for his incompetence.

the more one finds out about what really happened, the captain deserves respect, perhaps even a medal. it looks like the captain didn't do anything wrong, was just unlucky.

i hope the navy doesn't kick him out - it sounds like he is quite capable. only a well run ship can survive something of this magnitude...

[null and void]

*snrk*

[Pyro7480]

If the seamount isn't on the charts and the submarine was following proper procedure (which it was) the sub commander will come out of this without a blemish on his record. In fact their by the book recovery effort in saving the boat might even get him a promotion.

It sounds like an Apollo 13-type situation.

[stand watie]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JLO]

Bump!

[WildTurkey]

snrk

The snrkl is used to draw fresh air into the sub when the diesel gen is running. It is located in the sail along with the periscopes and assorted electronic surveillance gear.

[null and void]

I surrender!

[Boot Hill]

"If not that maybe Navy Accomindation Medal (NAM) for the entire crew..."

LOL, makes you wonder just what you have to do to accomadate the Navy!

(Sorry, just couldn't pass that one up!)

--Boot Hill

[Boot Hill]

"Anyone have a comment on uncharted sea mount, in reasonably well traversed waters, that went from zero to 6000 feet in two miles?"

Yes, 150 million square miles of concealed ocean bottom can hide quite a few surprises!

--Boot Hill

[don-o]

Thanks for posting that.

Always bad to lose a man, but damn, we're good.

I vacillate in my outlook on the state of things, but when I see a story extolling what that crew did to save that boat, well, my optimism spikes!

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Yeah, like the drop off when leaving Apra harbor. From 100 feet to 7 miles in 10 minutes...

[don-o]

Just to answer that question ALREADY answered on at least 4 other posts...

Easy there...

I have not had time to read the threads, but do now. This is Free Republic as she is. We have duplicate posts and redundant questions. I don't think it can be fixed as long as we allow humans to post.

I am glad for this thread and the questions asked and answered right now.

[windchime]

Bump!

[editor-surveyor]

Thanks for the ping Tonk.

In my book, anyone who serves on a sub is a hero. The danger is constantly there, and nothing will ever take it away.

[null and void]

Yes. Our submariners work best under pressure...

[Sub-Driver]

By the grace of god they made it back...I can recall flooding in the mid Atlantic when a gland around periscope # 2 blew...it was a race to stop the seawater from heading towards the battery..and then there's the time we hit the USS Philadelphia pier side in NL, but that's a story for another day.....

[Doohickey]

Good article, but I disagree with the statement that the Tomahawks in the VLS tubes posed an exposion hazard. Tomahawks use a solid rocket booster and JP-7 jet fuel, not a self-oxidizing Otto fuel equivalent like torpedos do.