How many of you actually served ON a sub?

[hellas1]

Hello everyone,

My instincts have had me to present 2 questions, one here another, of the same ilk on the SH3 threads.

My questions for YOU, the simmers:
Who if ANY of you actually served on a WWII or Cold war or Nuclear (modern) sub?

I ask this because some posters, most, seem to know what the heck they say when speaking of sub tech or warfare strategy issues and BTW...for the bitchers out there, thank UBIsoft for producing a subsim whose genre would have probably have died out in the early 90's. Thank you UBIsoft!

Slowly sinking into the Atlantic..........hellas1 Until I post again............

[SeeFalke]

I served on a sub and am currently still on Active Duty in the US Navy (13 years strong) I have served on USS PROVIDENCE, USS BOSTON, USS HAMPTON, and USS SAN JUAN, currently working with NECC (Navy Expeditionary Combat Command) out of Cheatham Annex Virginia. (Sucky Job) Can't wait for April of next year when I can go back to a boat, trying for the USS VIRGINIA

[GraylingSTS(SS)]

USS Grayling SSN 646 1989-1995

[SinisterDexter]

USS Birmingham SSN-695 - MM1/SS Nuc - 1986-1992
...and some other stuff for a total of 11 years USN

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." - C. Dickens

[WFGood]

USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685), USS Greenling (SSN 614), a permit class boat

[Torpex752]

I retired after 20. Boats were: USS Boston, USS Sunfish, USS Pasadena.

Frank

[Seadogs]

Surface guy. Fire Controlman.

Hey it's not like theres a Destroyer command 2 :hmm:

[nattydread]

only in my dreams

[Monica Lewinsky]

For those of you guys that did sevice, what do you think of SH-4?

Tell you what, went to the mod forum, picked the ones that help or fix the game in it's present state, LUV it after using the mods. I am sick and tired of all thse people BITCHING endlessly about this and that. I play the game [thanks to to the MOD folks] to no end with NO PROBLEMS.

I am sick and tired of reading hundreds of posts of people ragging.

It's a good game [after the mod fixes]. Cut them some slack for a little while. Patience is a VIRTUE.

SubSim.com will see a contribution soon from me. Asshats bitch and moan and NEVER contribute nothing other than their rants.

Remind me to post a picture of an asshat, if you share my feelings.

[JDHartman]

I never served on a sub but one one my uncles did in the old Soviet Union(Cold War) . He was the accustics guy.
I've only been lucky enough to walk around on board of the Red Scorpion russian sub.Pretty cool stuff but in reality i'd rather fly a fighter plane instead of sailing on a submarine

[minsc_tdp]

Originally Posted by JDHartman

I never served on a sub but one one my uncles did in the old Soviet Union(Cold War) . He was the accustics guy.
I've only been lucky enough to walk around on board of the Red Scorpion russian sub.Pretty cool stuff but in reality i'd rather fly a fighter plane instead of sailing on a submarine

I've been on that sub too, it's only about 15 minutes from my house. It's docked at Long Beach next to the Queen Mary and only costs like $10-15 to enter. Nearly all of main body of the sub is open to explore, and there's a lot to see. There's a command compartment up a ladder that you cannot enter, unfortunately, but it's no reason not to make the trip.

The best part is that it is unguided, often there's nobody inside, and you can stay inside as long as you want. There's an annoying voiceover running the whole time, unfortunately, with an actor's cheesy russian accent making witty comments about each compartment and what life is like on the sub. It's really, really cheesy. Bring an iPod and a soundtrack of sub engine sounds with you to really enjoy the experience.

You can enter some of the rooms with bunks, the mess hall, sit down and really get a feel for what it's like to be there. The whole thing reeks of diesel fuel even though it hasn't been ran in years. They have a cheeky souvenier shop but it actually has some nice stuff, like replica crew wear (mostly just hats I think, no full uniforms or anything).

It's not the kind of thing you can schedule a whole day of activities around, even if you're sub-obsessed like us. But the Queen Mary is right next door to fill the rest of the time (costs a lot more though. You can always walk or drive a few minutes away and just hang out in the beautiful Long Beach marina to fill the day.)

I hear the sub may not be there much longer. http://www.russiansublongbeach.com/

[Spectre-63]

If I'm not mistaken, I toured that same submarine when she was in Seattle....interesting boat and definitely worth the tour.

[novafluxx]

I wanted to, but was forced out of the Navy at 18 cause I'm color blind and MEPS screwed up my paperwork. Long story, but its not my fault. I do want to go back, but being colorblind makes it difficult.

I was a sub volunteer.

Also, thank you for your service to all of you, serving all of our nations, keeping the seas safe. Godspeed to you all

[geetrue]

You betcha I served on submarines ... I sure didn't know so many others sub vets were in here too ...

I just posted a sea story over in general topic's ... we ought to start a sea story thread, uh?

Here it is for your viewing pleasure: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=112107

I served on the USS Salmon SS- 572 (63-65)
USS Ethan Allen SSBN 608 Blue crew (66-70)
USS Sam Houston SSBN 609 Blue crew (70-71)

Sonarman was my game and getting it right the first time was my aim, but we did lose a few wires while telling sea stories on watch ... those guys came right out of our baffles ... Honest sir

[Grothesj2]

Nice to see so many true blue submariners here. It was a toss up for me between Navy and Air Force. Decided I didnt want to be cooped up on a ship for 6 months at a time so went Air Force. Retired a couple years ago.