To: SauronOfMordor
Submarines have a number of different sonars, some active some passive. The "main" sonar suite on this particular boat is the AN/BQQ-5D. Pretty much useless for bottom soundings. The fathometer is an entirely separate piece of equipment, the AN/BQN-17.
67 posted on
02/13/2005 2:23:02 PM PST by
Doohickey
("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
To: Doohickey
AN/BQN-17 I retired in '95, this POS is still the nav fathometer?
121 posted on
02/13/2005 6:40:08 PM PST by
j_tull
(There are only two types of ships... Submarines and targets.)
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