Posted on 11/20/2023 3:04:49 AM PST by dynachrome
A Royal Navy nuclear submarine equipped with Trident missiles suffered a huge malfunction that sent it into an endless dive before the vessel was righted moments before the crew faced being crushed by underwater pressure, it was claimed today.
The Vanguard class sub had been carrying 140 crew when its depth gauge suddenly failed while on a mission in the Atlantic.
It caused a frantic scrabble with engineers managing to stop the submarine and its nuclear reactor from plunging further just moments before disaster struck.
The deep sea vessel, carrying Trident 2 missiles, was on patrol when the depth indicators stopped working, with its crew falsely believing it was level when in fact it was diving deeper into the ocean.
It was only when engineers at the back of the sub found a second gauge indicating they were headed towards the 'danger zone' that they sounded the alarm.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Reminds me of the USS Thresher and USS Scorpion disasters.
The article makes it appear that there is a unique depth at which the submarine implodes. There is no such depth, it is not a unique number. As they get deeper, the probability of implosion increases.
Maybe the main depth gauge read 300 while the diving plane was just slightly downward as they kept getting deeper and deeper. Then engineering called up front and asked why they were approaching maximum depth.
I learned years ago to never buy anything made by British engineers. Triumph, Jaguar, British Leyland, Landrover are all examples of over engineered crap. IF this is what they do with their automobiles, imagine what they do with their war ships, etc.
What about Dyson?
Some of the best engineered products on the planet.
Yawn….been there, done that.
There was no “massive malfunction”
There was no “endless dive”
Using the limited true information from the article and inserting my own persona experience:’
There was a failure of the primary depth in indicator in the Control room. The backup systems worked correctly. The crew training worked correctly.
The Engineering section Lin Maneuvering Room saw their depth indicator was showing a depth at which the ship should be been rigged for deep dive (additional crew stationed in each compartment, all watertight doors closed and dogged, annunciation deep dive evolution was happening). The Engineering watch called this to the attention of the Control Room and corrective action was taken. The boat was never outside the operating envelope and proceeded to rise stabilize the depth and commence repairs. Everything worked as it should using backup systems and good training.
Only possible take-away in my thinking is why there wasn’t a dual redundant depth indicator in Control, one digital and one analog, as it was when I was operating.
My aunt had a Triumph TR6 that was a good looking car back in the early 80s or very late 70s.
I remember it being on ramps or the hood up most of the times I saw the car.
At most I can remember are riding in it twice.
it was a joke on the obviously false story. HAHAHA
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Well Dyson always struck me as over engineered. The Brits are pikers compared to the Germans when it comes to that though. Those guys could produce a screwdriver that would need a user manual
How does a bad depth gauge directly harm the sub? If I am at a depth and I lost track of what the depth is, due to the gauge not responding, I simply surface.
Their radars and other instruments were working fine. Is their radar pinging closer to the bottom? That is a depth gage proxy that still worked.
I don’t see a real problem, here. They know if they’ve gone “up” or “down” by how buoyant they were.
If the depth gauge suddenly said they were at the surface, or at the bottom of the ocean, far below crush depth, they just need to set the sub to surface, period. They would know something was wrong.
Thanks for the clarification...
Racing background?????
I see what you did there-———
Happens in airplanes all the time.
Triumph Spitfire and other small British convertible cars are the reason why the Mazda Miata was so popular. The big difference was that the Miata was a reliable car that started and would not leave you stranded 30 miles from home.
I had a TR 7
The Triumphs were SCCA class winners
Dyson are well engineered. We actually own one. We also own a battery operated Shark vacuum.
However, I would bet that the Dyson vacuum at home in my closet was actually BUILT in China.
I was referring to the British designed and built products. The biggest issues with most were constant electrical problems.
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