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To: little jeremiah

Hmm, so what specifically does “rig for red” mean? If it isn’t helpful for avoiding detection.
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“Rig for Red” is normally a command used in the Control Room. It is normally used when the boat is going to be surfacing or coming to Periscope Depth at night.

The purpose is to give the lookouts and the officer designated to head to the bridge upon surfacing a chance for their eyes to adjust to darkness, or the OOD the same thing before looking through the Periscope.

My nightlights are red-so that when I turn them off on leaving the room, I can still see well enough to avoid bumping into stuff.


998 posted on 09/17/2020 7:33:36 PM PDT by greeneyes ( Moderation In Pursuit of Justice is NO Virtue--LET FREEDOM RING)
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To: greeneyes

Thank you too.


1,025 posted on 09/17/2020 8:59:49 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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