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ET2SN · 12-07-20, 08:18 AM

The last time the US tried to sell a diesel boat (I think it was the Blueback), it didn't go so well.

It was one of the countries in South America and rumor had it that the US backed out of the sale the first time the other Navy tried to dive.

There were only a handful of US shipyards that could build a sub and I always got the feeling the Navy liked to keep them on a short leash.

12-07-20, 08:18 AM	#4
ET2SN ET2/SS Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,513 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	The last time the US tried to sell a diesel boat (I think it was the Blueback), it didn't go so well. It was one of the countries in South America and rumor had it that the US backed out of the sale the first time the other Navy tried to dive. There were only a handful of US shipyards that could build a sub and I always got the feeling the Navy liked to keep them on a short leash.