To: neverdem
Thanks for posting the image. I can't think of anything much scarier than being 500 feet under water, feeling a stop cause by impact, that incredible shudder that runs through the ship, and hearing over the com that the ship is taking on water. Sorry for the one loss, but with this level of damage, thank God most of them made it back.
55 posted on
01/27/2005 10:04:59 PM PST by
Richard Kimball
(We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men are ready to do violence on our behalf)
To: Richard Kimball; All
It is amazing they made it back.
There is no such thing as a little leak. At that depth, the water enters the sub like a .50 cal MG bullet. The pressure hull had to survive in tact.
Sadly this boat is headed for the junkyard.
61 posted on
01/27/2005 11:40:18 PM PST by
ProudVet77
(Survivor of the great blizzard of aught five)
To: Richard Kimball
I can't think of anything much scarier ...
I concur.... but also one thing that is, is waking up to the sounds of depth charges going off around you. And they weren't ours! 'Nuff said about that... still classified
BTDT
SS Guy
67 posted on
01/28/2005 6:36:14 PM PST by
SS Guy
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