1 posted on
08/26/2006 8:42:31 AM PDT by
george76
To: george76
2 posted on
08/26/2006 8:44:35 AM PDT by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: sukhoi-30mki; SmithL
The Texas prepares to dock at the Naval Ordinance Test Unit at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, Aug. 25, 2006.
The Texas, which will officially earn a 'USS' designator in a commissioning ceremony in two weeks, weighs 7,800 tons, measures 377 feet long and can remain submerged on covert surveillance up to three months.
3 posted on
08/26/2006 8:45:12 AM PDT by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Anyone know what she will be named?
(is "she" correct for a sub? I know they are called "boats" and not ships.")
8 posted on
08/26/2006 8:54:43 AM PDT by
freedumb2003
(I LIKE you! When I am Ruler of Earth, yours will be a quick and painless death)
To: george76
God Bless them and God Speed
11 posted on
08/26/2006 8:55:25 AM PDT by
bmwcyle
(Only stupid people would vote for McCain, Warner, Hagle, Snowe, Graham, or any RINO)
To: george76
. . . can remain submerged on covert surveillance up to three months. It travels faster than 25 knots underwater and dives farther than 800 feet. I wonder what the real numbers are. LOL
22 posted on
08/26/2006 9:03:35 AM PDT by
1rudeboy
To: george76
"USS Texas"
They'd better never serve any of that pansy arse salsa from NYC on that boat.
To: george76
30 posted on
08/26/2006 9:09:01 AM PDT by
Ready4Freddy
(Sophomore dies in kiln explosion? Oh My God! I just talked to her last week...)
To: george76
Gotta hand it to the Sub guys.I had a chance to tour one once.Had to decline.Way to claustrophobic.
32 posted on
08/26/2006 9:14:43 AM PDT by
xarmydog
To: george76
I saw a special on the U-212 a german diesel super quiet for use in litoral waters. We need more boats like these, but the common sense has disappeared at the top of the Chain. The Israeli's have 3 I believe, but we should have 20 for a similar role.
48 posted on
08/26/2006 9:43:10 AM PDT by
STD
(Rough Sailing Directly Ahead)
To: george76
Hey, who photoshopped Mountain Dew Man?
52 posted on
08/26/2006 9:50:54 AM PDT by
ArtyFO
(I love to smoke cigars when I adjust artillery fire.)
To: george76
The Texas? Then its a 'nucular' sub.
67 posted on
08/26/2006 10:37:07 AM PDT by
rahbert
To: george76
Best wishes to the crew. Your nation is proud of you.
69 posted on
08/26/2006 10:44:17 AM PDT by
OldCorps
To: george76
...on 6 1/2-foot beds with about 3 feet of top-to-bottom sleeping space,...
Three foot tall racks....we used to call those Cadillac racks. Hell, 18 inches used to be premo...
93 posted on
08/28/2006 1:14:23 PM PDT by
rottndog
(WOOF!!!)
To: george76
As this is a sub-related article, I found this interesting page on the Royal Navy website, showing some interactive panoramic views of a
Trafalgar class SSN.
In know it's one of ours rather than one of yours, but I thought it might be of interest to some of the sub guys here!
Trafalgar Class
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