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In lugnet.build.military, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.build.military, Scott Sanburn writes:
> > Rick & All,
> >
> > > Lookie. People who have been on a sub can comment if they want :-P
> > >
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=72168
> >
> > Looks about right. I was in the U.S.S. Bowfin (a WW2 Sub) that is near the
> > U.S.S. Missouri ship in Pearl Harbor, and it was an absolute pain for me to
> > try to manuever in that thing! (Since I am a rather big guy) My video of the
> > events was funny to see. But it was a great experience to see.
>
> Heh, did you get to hear the story about why, among the "scorecard"
> on the tower, there's a bus and a crane standing on a dock...?
> I hope one day to get to Pearl to see that, among other things;
> we had the _Bowfin_ book in our house when I was growing up.
>
> _Bowfin_ is an "improved Gato" class sub, so its dimensions are a
> *tad* more cramped than on an attack sub, because the reactor needs
> more vertical room than the diesels and batteries on the WWII units.
> I think Rick's cross-section is a pretty good approximation of the
> interior space. But the actual subs, IIRC, have a double hull, plus
> room for ballast.
>
> Now, 'boomers are another matter--those missile tubes need LOTS of
> vertical space, so those ships are friggin' ENORMOUS--a guy I knew
> back at EMU had served on one and said "think shopping center,"
> which I'd bet is a slight exaggeration but not *too* much.
>
> best
Lindsay,My bother in law has invited me with him and his son to stay the
night on a WWII sub(might be the one in Holland can't remember where it's
at).His sons boy scout group do it every year:-)
> PS: I almost forgot--there's a WWII US sub sitting on the Michigan
> side of Lake Michigan, near Holland MI--USS Silversides. Also worth
> a visit, and you can see a lot more of it than you can most "tourist"
> subs. I happened by late one evening when they were hosting a private
> group, so the OIC let us on too to look around at our leisure. :D
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| (...) Heh, did you get to hear the story about why, among the "scorecard" on the tower, there's a bus and a crane standing on a dock...? I hope one day to get to Pearl to see that, among other things; we had the _Bowfin_ book in our house when I was (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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