Want to own your own Sub!!!

airwolf48453 · 02-03-07, 12:35 PM

A submarine can be yours for the asking
SAN DIEGO, California
If you've got a place to store a 165-foot submarine,
it could be yours, free of charge.
The Navy is trying to unload the vintage vessel called the U-S-S Dolphin.
It's a one-of-a-kind research sub commissioned in 1968.
It was the last diesel-electric submarine in the U-S fleet.
The Dolphin was recently restored for some 60 million dollars,
but a Navy spokesman says because of operating costs it's cheaper
to get rid of it. One condition is that the new owner keep it in good condition.
The Navy says it'll accept offers from government agencies,
nonprofit groups or any other institution willing to turn the
Dolphin into a museum.

GT182 · 02-03-07, 12:50 PM

Even tho the sub might be free, delivery will cost you a fortune.

Maybe they should take her to Groton, CT to be with the USS Nautilus. That would be a great addon to the museum there.

High Voltage · 02-03-07, 12:53 PM

Delivery's not a problem as I can use my 18' BassBoat Trailer!!! Now those pesky largemouth have nowhere to hide. who needs a Fishfinder when i have real Sonar. Plus I'm pretty sure one ping and they'll bob up to the surface for easy pickings..
BASSMASTERS here I come!!

_Seth_ · 02-03-07, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by High Voltage

Delivery's not a problem as I can use my 18' BassBoat Trailer!!! Now those pesky largemouth have nowhere to hide. who needs a Fishfinder when i have real Sonar. Plus I'm pretty sure one ping and they'll bob up to the surface for easy pickings..
BASSMASTERS here I come!!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Jimbuna · 02-03-07, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by High Voltage

Delivery's not a problem as I can use my 18' BassBoat Trailer!!! Now those pesky largemouth have nowhere to hide. who needs a Fishfinder when i have real Sonar. Plus I'm pretty sure one ping and they'll bob up to the surface for easy pickings..
BASSMASTERS here I come!!

ROFLMAO :rotfl:

theowl · 02-03-07, 03:49 PM

They do not want it moved, and want you to keep it up to there standards. But still.....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070203/...ine_donation_1

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airwolf48453 Helmsman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan/USA Posts: 103 Downloads: 201 Uploads: 0	Want to own your own Sub!!! A submarine can be yours for the asking SAN DIEGO, California If you've got a place to store a 165-foot submarine, it could be yours, free of charge. The Navy is trying to unload the vintage vessel called the U-S-S Dolphin. It's a one-of-a-kind research sub commissioned in 1968. It was the last diesel-electric submarine in the U-S fleet. The Dolphin was recently restored for some 60 million dollars, but a Navy spokesman says because of operating costs it's cheaper to get rid of it. One condition is that the new owner keep it in good condition. The Navy says it'll accept offers from government agencies, nonprofit groups or any other institution willing to turn the Dolphin into a museum. __________________ A Point Of Great Significance...Is The Keen Sensitivity Of The Wolf To The Condition Of It's Prey. In Judging What He Can Handle And What Should Prudently Be Left Alone, The Wolf Brings To His Daily Work Sophisticated Skills Completely Beyond Our Human Keen. These Are Made Possible By Inborn Capacities Effectively Tuned And Developed In The Young Wolf Through An Apprenticeship That Only The Capable Survive.

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GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Even tho the sub might be free, delivery will cost you a fortune. Maybe they should take her to Groton, CT to be with the USS Nautilus. That would be a great addon to the museum there. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

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High Voltage Chief Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: U-33. Depth Charges...sinking.. Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Delivery's not a problem as I can use my 18' BassBoat Trailer!!! Now those pesky largemouth have nowhere to hide. who needs a Fishfinder when i have real Sonar. Plus I'm pretty sure one ping and they'll bob up to the surface for easy pickings.. BASSMASTERS here I come!! __________________ The new-moon night is black as ink. Off Hatteras the tankers sink. While sadly Roosevelt counts the score-- Some fifty thousand tons--by MOHR

02-03-07, 03:49 PM	#6
theowl Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St. Louis, USA Posts: 13 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They do not want it moved, and want you to keep it up to there standards. But still..... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070203/...ine_donation_1 __________________