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New Navy Nuclear Sub Debuts in Atlantic
The Associated Press ^
| Aug 26, 2006
| TRAVIS REED
Posted on 08/26/2006 8:42:31 AM PDT by george76
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Comment #61 Removed by Moderator
To: RightWhale
It is for an SSN. It's bigger than the L.A. class it's intended to replace.
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posted on
08/26/2006 10:01:16 AM PDT
by
Doohickey
(I am not unappeasable. YOU are just too easily appeased.)
To: Ready4Freddy
That's okay and it's common enough. The sailors who end up serving on a sub want to be there and aren't bothered by being in close quarters and tight spaces for 90 days at a time. It's not for everybody.
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posted on
08/26/2006 10:02:13 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: ArtyFO
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posted on
08/26/2006 10:07:31 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: F15Eagle
Noisy machinery. Much like the November class. It was not until the later Victor class that the Soviets started giving some serious thought to noise control.
One thing with the Alfas - once underway, no crew in the engineering spaces due to lack of shielding. Liquid bismuth reactor as well. Most liquid metal coolant reactors are a PITA to work with. USN had only one liquid metal reactor sub, the Seawolf (SSN575), which after a few years got replaced by a PWR.
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posted on
08/26/2006 10:33:11 AM PDT
by
Fred Hayek
(Liberalism is a mental disorder)
To: Fred Hayek
To: george76
The Texas? Then its a 'nucular' sub.
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posted on
08/26/2006 10:37:07 AM PDT
by
rahbert
To: Non-Sequitur; LS
No, the Navy in it's wisdom cut short the SSN-21 class at only 3 boats because it said they were too expensive. So their solution was replacing it with an even more expensive SSN-744 class. Although I heard that by the time they got done with the Carter it's sticker price was in the $3.5 to $4 billion range.That's sort of fitting, in a way, since we haven't finished tallying up the cost to America of Carter, himself. In fact, there's a huge new balloon installment on his account coming due real soon now...
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posted on
08/26/2006 10:39:47 AM PDT
by
tarheelswamprat
(You can kill all the orcs you want but ya gotta take the ring to Mordor to end it...)
To: george76
Best wishes to the crew. Your nation is proud of you.
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posted on
08/26/2006 10:44:17 AM PDT
by
OldCorps
To: RightWhale
Potential submariners go through extensive psychological evaluations and testing before they are accepted. I went through it in the late 60's and was bounced almost immediately because of claustrophobia.
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posted on
08/26/2006 11:34:32 AM PDT
by
CTOCS
(Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.)
To: RightWhale
I don't think Blue/Gold applies here. She's a Fast Attack. They have one crew. Only Boomers have two crews.
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posted on
08/26/2006 11:36:24 AM PDT
by
CTOCS
(Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.)
To: NonValueAdded
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posted on
08/26/2006 11:44:33 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Only stupid people would vote for McCain, Warner, Hagle, Snowe, Graham, or any RINO)
To: RightWhale
There are knee knockers and head bangers on every Naval vessel......and most of the aircraft too. Visited subs and expected the worst which probably saved me, But the all time worst knee knockers were on carriers.
*%&#&@# frame 106....
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posted on
08/26/2006 11:51:53 AM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)
To: Pharmboy
But can ya water ski offa the back? With appropriate scuba gear, yes.
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posted on
08/26/2006 12:11:40 PM PDT
by
Erasmus
(It takes branes to make an alternate universe!)
To: george76
Okay, the New Orleans Beer Man is photoshopped into this, is the Russian Akula-class boat a cut-and-paste deal as well?
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posted on
08/26/2006 1:00:27 PM PDT
by
Unrepentant VN Vet
(I can't really accept a welcome home until the last MIA does.)
To: Unrepentant VN Vet
Likely that it is photoshopped, but not by me.
That is a big boat !
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posted on
08/26/2006 1:14:37 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: STD
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posted on
08/26/2006 1:16:44 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: STD
"...we should have 20 for a similar role." Aaahhh, but that would be too much like preparing to fight the next war. Besides, what kind of position could the brass expect to get onm retirement if they only let out contracts for the lower $$$ weapons?
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posted on
08/26/2006 3:10:41 PM PDT
by
Roccus
To: F15Eagle; Jacquerie
Not sure of it's spelling-but i think its the Komsomolets,which was a Mike class sub,not alfa.
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