I didn't know the US had special warfare mini subs?

SUBMAN1 · 01-01-09, 04:19 PM

I don't know if this was reported already, but since when did we have mini subs like this?

-S

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/haw...l?page=all&c=y

A six-hour blaze damaged a special-warfare minisub Sunday

Advanced SEAL Delivery System minisub

» In service: 1 (Pearl Harbor) » Length: 65 feet
» Weight: 60 tons
» Crew: Pilot, submarine officer; co-pilot, SEAL officer
» Payload: Up to 16 SEALs
» Mission: Clandestine infiltration
» Range: Classified (at least 115 miles on a battery charge; can dive as deep as 200 feet)
» Transported: Piggyback on the deck of a nuclear attack submarine
Source: U.S. Navy

Task Force · 01-01-09, 04:39 PM

Cool, mini subs. Much safer than sending a full size sub into enemy lines to put marines on enemy territory.

Rockstar · 01-01-09, 04:41 PM

These guys need to spend some time reading Nigel Calders Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual.

Maybe an isolated arc and spark that scared the snot out of the electrician. Shut it down and investigate after you cool and ventilate the space now that could take several hours. But six hours battling a blaze? I suspect a 'blaze' would have consumed that boat in minutes.

Frame57 · 01-01-09, 10:35 PM

Yep! We called the smaller version an SDV and began testing those with the last remaining 637 boats

FIREWALL · 01-01-09, 11:33 PM

In service they only got 1 and they almost burn it to the waterline.

:rotfl:

AntEater · 01-02-09, 06:00 AM

So you had exactly one until November.
What do you expect from a post cold war pentagon project?
It was supposed to cost 69 million (25 for serial production) and went up to 300 million!!
On top of that, it didn't even work as advertised.

But there's still the trusty old Mark 8 SDV proven and in service.
But in this one the Chuck Norrisses ride wet, while the ASDS was a real submarine.

XabbaRus · 01-02-09, 06:12 AM

You only just found about this?

Must be one of the most costly programmes per ton.

That guy in Denmark could make a better one.

Jimbuna · 01-02-09, 06:50 AM

This was published in Defense News Dec 9th:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3856236

More info here:

http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/seal_sdv.htm

http://zerosix.wordpress.com/2008/12...ver-happening/

01-01-09, 04:19 PM	#1
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I didn't know the US had special warfare mini subs? I don't know if this was reported already, but since when did we have mini subs like this? -S http://www.starbulletin.com/news/haw...l?page=all&c=y A six-hour blaze damaged a special-warfare minisub Sunday Advanced SEAL Delivery System minisub » In service: 1 (Pearl Harbor) » Length: 65 feet » Weight: 60 tons » Crew: Pilot, submarine officer; co-pilot, SEAL officer » Payload: Up to 16 SEALs » Mission: Clandestine infiltration » Range: Classified (at least 115 miles on a battery charge; can dive as deep as 200 feet) » Transported: Piggyback on the deck of a nuclear attack submarine Source: U.S. Navy __________________ Last edited by SUBMAN1; 01-01-09 at 04:20 PM.

01-01-09, 04:39 PM	#2
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Cool, mini subs. Much safer than sending a full size sub into enemy lines to put marines on enemy territory. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

01-01-09, 04:41 PM	#3
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,860 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	These guys need to spend some time reading Nigel Calders Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual. Maybe an isolated arc and spark that scared the snot out of the electrician. Shut it down and investigate after you cool and ventilate the space now that could take several hours. But six hours battling a blaze? I suspect a 'blaze' would have consumed that boat in minutes. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

01-01-09, 10:35 PM	#4
Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Yep! We called the smaller version an SDV and began testing those with the last remaining 637 boats __________________ "My Religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds." Albert Einstein

01-01-09, 11:33 PM	#5
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	In service they only got 1 and they almost burn it to the waterline. :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ??? Last edited by FIREWALL; 01-02-09 at 01:17 AM.

01-02-09, 06:00 AM	#6
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So you had exactly one until November. What do you expect from a post cold war pentagon project? It was supposed to cost 69 million (25 for serial production) and went up to 300 million!! On top of that, it didn't even work as advertised. But there's still the trusty old Mark 8 SDV proven and in service. But in this one the Chuck Norrisses ride wet, while the ASDS was a real submarine. __________________ Last edited by AntEater; 01-02-09 at 06:02 AM.

01-02-09, 06:12 AM	#7
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You only just found about this? Must be one of the most costly programmes per ton. That guy in Denmark could make a better one. __________________

01-02-09, 06:50 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	This was published in Defense News Dec 9th: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3856236 More info here: http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/seal_sdv.htm http://zerosix.wordpress.com/2008/12...ver-happening/ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)