Lane;
There is a bell that the Throttleman
auntomatically answers on emergency blow, and if my wore out old memory serves me it was a full bell.
The reason behind this is using the power of a Nuclear Boat to help you. After Thresher we completely changed many procedures-subsafe was instituted, and completely new Ballast Blow system were put on the boats. The Threser's blow connection kept freezing on them. We did studies on residual power that could be taken from a scramed reactor. That opened a completely new area we could use. Most of us from that era agree that even without the subsafe system, had Threser been able to use residual power she would have survied. But before that we did not know how much we could do and not damge the reactor.
To all of you, I am happy to share any knowledge I have about my first love Subs, I had them before I had my wife. Still got the wife. But I will caution you my knowldge is old and I don't know what new innovations they have now.
Winter has come to the mountains of Idaho, so lots of time for subsims as it to darn cold to flyfish and the Elk and Deer are already in the freezer, put another log on the fire and start another mission
Have a great one,
Ron Banks MMCM(SS), USN(Ret)