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Old 05-28-08, 12:24 PM   #10
TLAM Strike
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Originally Posted by Oberon
(Falklands conflict notwithstanding because I know an Oberon collided with a rock there and busted a forward tube)
And the Conqueror got tangled up in seaweed. I'm guessing at Burdwood Bank.

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Originally Posted by lesrae
I agree with Linton, this is nothing to do with age, just a mistake or error in a chart. I presume she's lost her bow array which is why she can't safely dive.
IIRC on US submarines the bow dome is external to the presure hull. Maybe the UK does something diffrent maybe their just being extra safe I don't know.
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