Clive! You da man! I remember when I was a "Nub", during watch as helmsman/planesman the COW remarked how the Alpha's were very deep diving and fast. I was always fascinated with the spec's of the boat. The buzz back then @ 1979 was that they were strong because of the titanium allow hull, but were "brittle". So they allegedly only allowed the Alpha's so many deep dives. But I have learned that the problem really was in their welding technology and not the alloy itself. But since then this "britlle" issue has subsided as their ability to weld the allow properly came into fruition.When i look at an Alpha it gives me the shivers. There is something ominous about that boat.
