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I appreciate the answers but none answeer the questions.
Is it true that the hull penetrations are no larger than 26” (Ohio Class excluded for obvious reason) including the weapons shipping hatch?
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Correct on all current classes of SSN. (Pressure hull only.)
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Are the passageways only 30”?
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Correct.
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Why the wood venier? Because it weighs less than paint?
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No, because in the US wood paneling is considered nice and relaxing thus is found in many homes. The reason its on subs is to make the crew feel at home.
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Rickover’s rule concerning penetration of the reactor compartment hold in the Virginia class boats? Electric only.
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According to ETR3(SS) there are four.
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How many folks occupy the ‘attack center’ during a normal evolution?
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About 13.