Secretive U.S. Navy Submarine Went on a Dangerous Mission

War is Boring ^ | February 15, 2016 | Joseph Trevithick

[Bull Snipe]

Started by Adm. Rickover. He is quoted as saying “fish don’t vote”

[wrench]

The mission tried and failed to retrieve the StarGate Generator from the hull of MH370. They tangled with several autonomous Chinese underwater drones and had to disengage to head back for needed repairs.

It is all written up in the Chinese military technical publications.

[ltc8k6]

“What were they doing? Hiding Teh One’s Birth Certificate?”

Scouting golf courses?

[kenmcg]

Let’s hope the sub crew doesn’t get captured by an Iranian patrol boat.

[Kozy]

Check Granny’s server. All the documents are there. She put them up for sale on the dark web and Russia was the winning bidder.

[butterdezillion]

The ocean interface with ROV - would that house SDV’s?

If so, do most submarines have that?

[bert]

I was thinking the Iranian Mullahs could be losing some sleep over this kind of stuff

[Zeppo]

During her time at sea, we don't know where Jimmy Carter was or what her crew of nearly 150 were precisely doing...

Why how strange... Normally we know every detail of every US submarine mission, including exactly where each one is located at all times and precisely what each crew is doing.

Wait, wut?

[Buffalo Head]

Thanks for the post.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Yeah. 8<)

[zzwhale]

so what....???

nukie boats ahve been doing dangerous stuff.... that is their mission
trident
scorpion
TO NAME A COUPLE

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Russia never stopped upgrading their submarine threat. In addition they continued work on a hyper sonic torpedo. Remember the Russkie submarine that blowed up about eight years ago?

[TXnMA]

Answer for folks who speculate:

"I can neither confirm nor deny..."...

'-)

[T-Bone Texan]

I have a real problem naming a boat after the 2nd worst President iin living history.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“Started by Adm. Rickover. He is quoted as saying “fish don’t vote””

Yes, I know. I was there. ;-)

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“In addition they continued work on a hyper-sonic torpedo.”

I think that you meant “hydro” and, no, they are not “sonic”, not “Hyper”, either. You are talking about ‘super-cavitation’ torpedoes which are unbelievably fast.....in the 250 knot range and they certainly are not hyper-sonic nor hydro-sonic.

Everyone has just about given up on ‘super cavitation’ because they are pretty much uncontrollable. Until such time as they figure out how to make them go to the intended place/spot on the map/hull then they are essentially dead.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“I have a real problem naming a boat after the 2nd worst President in living history.”

How do you think the first crew felt? I think that I would have considered going AWOL if assigned to the “Jimmah Cahtuh”.

[atomic_dog]

Yes, as far as I know, nothing has been declassified. We did oceanographic research, that is all.

All we ever did were weather exercises (WEAX) "collecting marine weather data to support national defence needs."

[CrazyIvan]

Why wouldn’t a bubble head trust a politician?
http://www.ww2pacific.com/congmay.html

[B4Ranch]

Do other countries have the same need to brag about SECRET information that their military performs? Or is this just an American weakness.