OT: Naval Historical photos - K-77 Gallery added

[timmyg00]

Back in August of this year, I spent my vacation photographing naval historical sites.

My first site was the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, CT (USA).

I have posted my pics to http://www.pbase.com/timmyg_00/submarine_force_museum for all to see. I have commented them where I could (corrections are welcome from those experts who know what I have mislabeled). There are numerous close-ups of Cold-War Era control panels, systems, and displays from inside the Museum as well as the USS Nautilus. I hope these will be useful to you 3D modelers and those working on independent sim projects, or just plain interesting to naval history buffs.

Forgive the crappy quality on some of the pics; I am slowly learning how to compensate for the less-than-optimum lighting conditions that seem to prevail at these historic sites. My camera is a Kodak DX7440 4MP, with no extra fancy lenses (but a tripod and monopod where necessary!).

More to come from my collections of the Russian Juliett-class SSG in Providence, RI, and Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA.

I hope you enjoy them.

TG

[Bill Nichols]

Ahhh... those pics bring back the memories! :up:

[Driftwood]

This may sound like a dumb question but I'll be in the Boston area in December. Is the museum/base at New London worth renting a car and the 2 hour drive it would take me to get there?

[SmithN23]

If you do decide to go you should just take the train, it would probally be much cheaper than paying for the car and the gas.

[timmyg00]

You won't get on the base, but the SFL&M is top-notch, if you're really into submarine history. IMO, it's definitely worth it.

Even if you get bored after a little while and need something else to do, you could always go to nearby Mystic for more maritime history, or drive back up to Providence on your way back to Boston to see the Russian sub K-77 (NATO des. Juliett 484) at Collier Point Park. The Russian sub was very hands-on when i was there... doesn't get many visitors (at least not when i was there) and nothing was covered by plexiglas.

TG

[Bellman]

:sunny: TG. Re- photos.

I have been trying to figure out the diagonal marks on the USS Nautilus, SSN-571. TDC.
There are 3 each side of the 'marker' (excluding the prow ones)

What are these for ? Can you help please ?

Also the rotateable clock-like hand ?

[timmyg00]

I think that those lines are just extra symbols to make sure that the operator can clearly see the direction in which the ship is pointing.

The clock may be a "time since firing" chronograph (or "time to impact"). Bill would probably know better ;)

TG

[Driftwood]

Thanks for the feedback guys! :up: Looks like I'll be checking it out in December......IF the weather cooperates.

[Bellman]

TG.

:) 'Those lines' - Mmmm ?

But even the simplest matelot can see a pointer - a sharp end so to have all those extra lines is a bit overkill.
Safe operation in 'Low light conditions' - I doubt it.

Well I could produce some 'interesting' theories related to baffles but as I am a bit fixated in that
direction at present I think I 'should' suffer amnesia. ;)

Anyway thanks for responding.

[timmyg00]

Perhaps you'd be willing to share your thoughts if my ideas are so unacceptable?? :-? Or would you rather just poo-poo my ideas and laugh?

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. :roll:

TG

[Bellman]

TG.

:lol: None of your ideas are unacceptable - Tacman is my bible - I sleep with it under my pillow (figuratively speaking)

Repeat - ''....as I am a bit fixated in that direction at present I think I 'should' suffer amnesia. ;) ''

Thanks ............for the cigar anyway - I'm smokin' Yep I'm smokin'

..........and some very interesting photos. :|\ :up:

[timmyg00]

:hmm: :P

[Bellman]

Indeed - my amnesia lifted. See Array Swivel post. The 'lines' merely prompted some lateral thinking.

Timmy - I took your reply, wrongly I'm sure, to be a put-off from an ex serving officer ( ;) ) for obvious reasons.
It seemed better to back-off targeting you with my line of enquirey. OK. :)

[timmyg00]

I have added a new gallery at PBase. It is an entire gallery devoted to the Juliett-class K-77 (Project 651) SSG on display at Colliers Point Park in Providence, RI.

http://www.pbase.com/timmyg_00/k77_juliett

I spent 2 hours almost undisturbed inside this sub, taking numerous shots that became a "photographic study" of the Cold War relic. Some of the captions I provided are taken directly from the labels that translate the function of various equipment for the visitors; others are my own interpretation of the functions of certain equipment, based on my own experience and study. At times, my interpretation and the curators' interpretation conflict... hmm, I'll have to talk to them about that ;)

There are certain areas of the sub that are currently off-limits to visitors(EDIT - including me, so I didn't take the ones on the pages at the following links, I only took the ones you see on PBase); some photos of these areas can be found at http://www.juliett484.org/juliett/juliettphotos.html and http://www.providenceri.com/special/sub/photos/index.htm .

Enjoy!

TG

[XabbaRus]

Really top notch. After looking at the helmsman's station SCS got the Kilo station spot on.

[timmyg00]

Really top notch. After looking at the helmsman's station SCS got the Kilo station spot on. SCS is only a 45-minute drive from the K-77, so I wouldn't be surprised if they'd made several trips there for inspiration ;)

TG