We used to have swimcalls on subs when I was in. Two men armed with M-16’s would stand shark watch on the fairwater planes. I was participating when our sub all went swimming in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. I was 19 at the time, so it meant more to me then than it would today, but it is a great memory, as we had been underwater for two and a half months without ever seeing, touching or smelling anything outside the sub. It was a rewarding experience.
We never had a swim call. I’d heard about them. But they were gone on my frigate by ‘91 for sure.
—”but it is a great memory, as we had been underwater for two and a half months without ever seeing, touching or smelling anything outside the sub. It was a rewarding experience.”
The feel/smell of fresh air after all that time is something I never would have thought about.
Very interesting, thank you.
I’ve seen this a few times in my flying career. Subs drifting at San Clemente Is in the summer with everyone swimming or sliding off around it.