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L.P. Does a submerged submarine measure deadroll on the upper hull relative to the ocean surface?? ;)

When the CinC is aboard he would sleep in Officer Quarters...What do they do with the "out" Officer who temporarily lost his berth? Does that Ensign need to sleep in a berth in the corridor with the EM??

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L.P. Does a submerged submarine measure deadroll on the upper hull relative to the ocean surface?? ;)

I know they measure roll and pitch. You need to check with meyer and/or hippyloggerbiker for more details. They are the bubble-heads.

The displaced officer usually hot racks with another JO or sleeps in the Chief's quarters (with their permission) if there is an open rack. In the Med 1979/80 we had the squadron Commodore (O-6) ride with us for about half the deployment. He got the XO's stateroom and the XO bumped the First Lieutenant and bunked with the Weapons Officer in the stateroom opposite his former SR. I was in the SR just forward of Weaps with the XO of the air det. I didn't think he would bump me as I had the upper rack.

The Commodore liked my country and classical music tapes and would borrow them all the time. He was the only high numbered Squadron commander to get picked up for Rear Admiral that year. About three years later I stopped for gas on I-95 in Virginia at about 0130 one night. I looked at the guy pumping gas across from me and it was the admiral. I said hello and asked how he was doing. He asked about me and bought me a coffee to go. Shame I never got assigned to his staff. That would have been a great tour.

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Not sure what you guys are calling the “upper hull” on a submarine. The fleet hulls did have superstructure that was more or less fairwater but that is outside the pressure hull, which is cylindrical. The albacore hulls have nothing flat on the outside except maybe hatch covers. And there are not two parts, either upper or lower , to the pressure hull. Ballast tanks blend in to the cylindrical shape.

Controlling pitch and roll is instrumented in or near the control room and it’s the trim and drain pump guy’s job to keep the thing level. It’s all about not spilling anyone’s coffee , you know?