[REQ] Escape Tower

Nuc · 08-09-07, 04:56 PM

Is it possible to add the Submarine Escape Tower to the Pearl Harbor sub base landscape? I am willing to do the research.

Pearl Harbor Submarine Diver Training Tower

Built in 1932, the 100-foot tall Pearl Harbor Submarine Diver Training Tower was used for over 50 years to instruct Sailors in submarine escape techniques. Essentially the tower was a vertical tube filled with water and used to simulate a Sailor’s ascent from a disabled submarine. Sailors would don the Steinke Hood in an airlock beneath the water-filled chamber, a flood valve would be opened and the chamber would fill with water until the pressure equaled the pressure at the bottom of the chamber. Once the Sailors exited the airlock chamber, the buoyant air pressure in their Steinke hoods allowed them to slowly rise to the surface.
In 1983, the tower was drained and converted into a crow’s nest conference room by RADM Jack Darby. The room atop the tower is called “The House that Jack Built.”

LukeFF · 08-09-07, 04:59 PM

Yes, that would be nice to have. The current Pearl Harbor landscape is way, way, way, incaccurate when compared to how it looked during the war.

Seeing that SH3 modders have added new buildings (such as the U-boat Memorial), this is hopefully something we can see at a later date.

Shirkon · 08-09-07, 06:49 PM

I believe you will find that it was the Momsen Lung instead of the Steinke Hood that was used during the 40's in both the Pearl Harbor and the Groton escape training towers. The Steinke Hood wasn't developed until 1961.

08-09-07, 04:56 PM	#1
Nuc Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 180 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	[REQ] Escape Tower Is it possible to add the Submarine Escape Tower to the Pearl Harbor sub base landscape? I am willing to do the research. Pearl Harbor Submarine Diver Training Tower Built in 1932, the 100-foot tall Pearl Harbor Submarine Diver Training Tower was used for over 50 years to instruct Sailors in submarine escape techniques. Essentially the tower was a vertical tube filled with water and used to simulate a Sailor’s ascent from a disabled submarine. Sailors would don the Steinke Hood in an airlock beneath the water-filled chamber, a flood valve would be opened and the chamber would fill with water until the pressure equaled the pressure at the bottom of the chamber. Once the Sailors exited the airlock chamber, the buoyant air pressure in their Steinke hoods allowed them to slowly rise to the surface. In 1983, the tower was drained and converted into a crow’s nest conference room by RADM Jack Darby. The room atop the tower is called “The House that Jack Built.”

08-09-07, 04:59 PM	#2
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Yes, that would be nice to have. The current Pearl Harbor landscape is way, way, way, incaccurate when compared to how it looked during the war. Seeing that SH3 modders have added new buildings (such as the U-boat Memorial), this is hopefully something we can see at a later date.

08-09-07, 06:49 PM	#3
Shirkon Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I believe you will find that it was the Momsen Lung instead of the Steinke Hood that was used during the 40's in both the Pearl Harbor and the Groton escape training towers. The Steinke Hood wasn't developed until 1961.