OK, I'm stumped! You folks ID this!

TLAM Strike · 06-21-10, 08:44 PM

A friend sent these pictures to me and I can't seem to identify this class of submarine.

... Oberon stop laughing!

Even Jack Ryan has limits to his Knowledge!

SteamWake · 06-21-10, 09:06 PM

I dunno but heard it was spotted off the coast of florida the other day

kiwi_2005 · 06-21-10, 10:30 PM

I have no idea, typing in Google 'submarine 168' didn't help brought up a Swedish sub but was much larger than the one pictured

TLAM Strike · 06-21-10, 10:56 PM

Forgot to mention but its most likely Chinese built, note the Komar/Hoku class missile boat behind it.

Gerald · 06-21-10, 11:08 PM

from? looks not as a Swedish sub,maybe a small one in Italy!

krashkart · 06-21-10, 11:11 PM

Isn't that the Rustbukkit-class?

Buddahaid · 06-21-10, 11:13 PM

Seems to be lacking a means of propulsion! I think I saw one at Disneyland.

TLAM Strike · 06-21-10, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

from? looks not as a Swedish sub,maybe a small one in Italy!

Nope not a COSMOS built sub either. Checked those already.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Seems to be lacking a means of propulsion! I think I saw one at Disneyland.

Look closely at the last picture you will see a tiny circle that has been patched, that must be where the shaft for the prop was.

Raptor1 · 06-22-10, 08:28 AM

Never seen one of these. It looks like some sort of coastal submarine, too big for a midget sub but way too small for a normal submarine, yet I have never heard of China using anything of the sort...

SteamWake · 06-22-10, 08:34 AM

What an eclectic website

NeonSamurai · 06-23-10, 09:08 AM

I do think I see mounting points for a rudder on it though, there looks to be a hole for the rudder just aft of the vertical fin on the underside that it would be attached to, plus the 4 holes (I assume on each side) on that fin for support mountings.

As for dive planes I can't see any sign of mounting points anywhere on the aft of the sub, though there may have been planes just below the torpedo tubes on the bow. There are hole(s) just below the tubes, and a set of brackets above the tube.

I wonder though if this was a full scale prototype that didn't not go any further in development. I still can't see any trace of a propulsion system though, or support brackets for propulsion, though I do wonder what those square cutouts just in front of the rudder fin are.

Weiss Pinguin · 06-23-10, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

I wonder though if this was a full scale prototype that didn't not go any further in development. I still can't see any trace of a propulsion system though, or support brackets for propulsion, though I do wonder what those square cutouts just in front of the rudder fin are.

Maybe a mock-up? Too bad there's no pictures looking inside.

AVGWarhawk · 06-23-10, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

Maybe a mock-up? Too bad there's no pictures looking inside.

Yeah, it might be a mock up. Agreed, I do not see props. The rudder is welded right to the body of the submarine. No evidence of actual planes. The hand rail around the sail looks odd to me. Probably a hollow shell

06-21-10, 08:44 PM	#1
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	OK, I'm stumped! You folks ID this! A friend sent these pictures to me and I can't seem to identify this class of submarine. ... Oberon stop laughing! Even Jack Ryan has limits to his Knowledge! __________________

06-21-10, 09:06 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I dunno but heard it was spotted off the coast of florida the other day __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

06-21-10, 10:30 PM	#3
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I have no idea, typing in Google 'submarine 168' didn't help brought up a Swedish sub but was much larger than the one pictured __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

06-21-10, 10:56 PM	#4
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Forgot to mention but its most likely Chinese built, note the Komar/Hoku class missile boat behind it. __________________

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Where are the picture... from? looks not as a Swedish sub,maybe a small one in Italy! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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06-21-10, 11:13 PM	#7
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,319 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Seems to be lacking a means of propulsion! I think I saw one at Disneyland. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

06-22-10, 08:28 AM	#9
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Never seen one of these. It looks like some sort of coastal submarine, too big for a midget sub but way too small for a normal submarine, yet I have never heard of China using anything of the sort... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

06-22-10, 08:34 AM	#10
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06-23-10, 09:08 AM	#11
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I do think I see mounting points for a rudder on it though, there looks to be a hole for the rudder just aft of the vertical fin on the underside that it would be attached to, plus the 4 holes (I assume on each side) on that fin for support mountings. As for dive planes I can't see any sign of mounting points anywhere on the aft of the sub, though there may have been planes just below the torpedo tubes on the bow. There are hole(s) just below the tubes, and a set of brackets above the tube. I wonder though if this was a full scale prototype that didn't not go any further in development. I still can't see any trace of a propulsion system though, or support brackets for propulsion, though I do wonder what those square cutouts just in front of the rudder fin are. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

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