Grayling On Ice

GraylingSTS(SS) · 11-13-06, 10:32 PM

I was going through a bunch of stuff from my days in the Navy and ran across this picture of my old boat, surfaced through the ice. This is the USS Grayling, SSN 646. She has since been decommissioned. She was a Sturgeon (637) Class sub.

Sorry for the "off topic" post, but I thought someone might find it interesting.

GraylingSTS(SS) · 11-13-06, 10:35 PM

BTW, in the picture, the rudder is to the left, and the "sail" is to the right. Notice the fairwater planes are in the vertical position. The black spot between rudder and sail is a seawater discharge.

kylania · 11-13-06, 10:54 PM

Very cool!!!

Respenus · 11-14-06, 12:49 PM

Nice! Must have been cold. Bernard must have been the navigator! Again!

mookiemookie · 11-14-06, 01:16 PM

I'll have to see if I can get a scan in of the picture of my dad up at the North Pole aboard the USS Skate in the late 60's/early 70's. It's a great shot of the ship surrounded by ice.

11-13-06, 10:32 PM	#1
GraylingSTS(SS) Bosun Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 62 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Grayling On Ice I was going through a bunch of stuff from my days in the Navy and ran across this picture of my old boat, surfaced through the ice. This is the USS Grayling, SSN 646. She has since been decommissioned. She was a Sturgeon (637) Class sub. Sorry for the "off topic" post, but I thought someone might find it interesting. __________________ Only two types of ships in my Navy, submarines and targets!

11-13-06, 10:35 PM	#2
GraylingSTS(SS) Bosun Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 62 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	BTW, in the picture, the rudder is to the left, and the "sail" is to the right. Notice the fairwater planes are in the vertical position. The black spot between rudder and sail is a seawater discharge. __________________ Only two types of ships in my Navy, submarines and targets!

11-13-06, 10:54 PM	#3
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Very cool!!! __________________

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Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice! Must have been cold. Bernard must have been the navigator! Again! __________________

11-14-06, 01:16 PM	#5
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I'll have to see if I can get a scan in of the picture of my dad up at the North Pole aboard the USS Skate in the late 60's/early 70's. It's a great shot of the ship surrounded by ice. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.