Well now thats something ive not seen before...

flakmonkey · 10-24-08, 08:45 AM

Just north of Bermuda i spotted this

What on earth are these things???

10-24-08, 09:06 AM

I think is Minesweeper and those for sweeping

geosub1978 · 10-24-08, 10:28 AM

Those are floaters which keep the stability of the wire rope which has scissors along of it. These scissors cut the wire rope of the moored mines during the sweepings. In navy language they are called "PHILIP".

Hawk U-375 · 10-24-08, 11:33 AM

WoW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MLF · 10-24-08, 01:25 PM

I reckon its a prototype for towed array sonar............:rotfl: I could of course be wrong.

MLF

Jimbuna · 10-24-08, 02:22 PM

Early prototypes of the Beatles Yellow Submarine......or maybe Paravanes :hmm:

FIREWALL · 10-24-08, 03:16 PM

Your all wrong !!!

Their BEER coolers. :p

Task Force · 10-24-08, 03:18 PM

Atom Bombs for Japan.

Jimbuna · 10-24-08, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Your all wrong !!!

Their BEER coolers. :p

Can't be....I've got em all here at home.

geosub1978 · 10-25-08, 03:11 AM

Bermuda? Hmm! Near Mexico?
Mexican Beans!!!

Myxale · 10-25-08, 03:12 AM

Whew, my first guess was a kind of nuclear DC!

10-24-08, 08:45 AM	#1
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Well now thats something ive not seen before... Just north of Bermuda i spotted this What on earth are these things??? __________________

10-24-08, 10:28 AM	#3
geosub1978 Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salamis Base Posts: 567 Downloads: 229 Uploads: 0	Those are floaters which keep the stability of the wire rope which has scissors along of it. These scissors cut the wire rope of the moored mines during the sweepings. In navy language they are called "PHILIP". __________________

10-24-08, 01:25 PM	#5
MLF Weps Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: SW France Posts: 361 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	I reckon its a prototype for towed array sonar............:rotfl: I could of course be wrong. MLF __________________ Je pense donc je fuis!

10-24-08, 02:22 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Early prototypes of the Beatles Yellow Submarine......or maybe Paravanes :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-24-08, 03:16 PM	#7
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Your all wrong !!! Their BEER coolers. :p __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-24-08, 09:06 AM	#2
Reise Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I think is Minesweeper and those for sweeping

10-24-08, 11:33 AM	#4
Hawk U-375 Engineer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bottom of New York Harbor Posts: 203 Downloads: 518 Uploads: 0	WoW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10-24-08, 03:18 PM	#8
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10-25-08, 03:11 AM	#10
geosub1978 Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salamis Base Posts: 567 Downloads: 229 Uploads: 0	Bermuda? Hmm! Near Mexico? Mexican Beans!!! __________________

10-25-08, 03:12 AM	#11
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