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06-16-15, 05:51 PM | #1 |
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Submarine anchors - used when and where?
Last year, I saw a photo of a submarine from below, and the caption said that it showed the submarine's anchor!
It had never occurred to me before that subs have anchors, but apparently they do. Now, when and where do subs anchor? Are they used routinely or just for emergencies? I can't imagine that dropping and retreiving an anchor can ever be anywhere near silent. |
06-16-15, 06:00 PM | #2 |
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Maybe something similar, but when I was in the Coast Guard we had a sea anchor on our ship when the ocean was too deep for a regular anchor.
We only used it once, and maybe just because the Captain was bored. It was used for the same reason you'd use a regular anchor, just to hang out in one spot without engines idling.
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06-16-15, 06:20 PM | #3 |
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What I'm referring to are definitely proper anchors, intended to catch on the bottom.
And I know what anchors are for, just not how subs use them (they're, after all, a bit different from surface vessels in many ways). |
06-19-15, 09:12 AM | #4 |
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As it was told to me during my qualification process (on an Ohio class) We only had one because of coast guard requirements. The only time we ever used it was in drydock, to make sure it worked.
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06-19-15, 10:43 AM | #5 |
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While looking up 'submarines at anchor' I came across this long forgotten gem with great pictures. http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08023.htm How stupid am I; you cant really see a sub's anchor when it's anchored anyway.
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06-19-15, 07:00 PM | #6 |
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Why not the same reason that ship uses them? Anchoring in a harbor, for example when there are no slips available.
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09-24-16, 02:04 PM | #7 |
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dropping the anchor
When a diesel submarine is on maneuvering watch, the anchor manifold is manned so the anchor can be dropped in case of an emergency, other times the anchor might be dropped off shore just to keep the boat in place, for whatever reason, I actually served on a diesel submarine and saw this happen under both scenarios
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09-24-16, 02:52 PM | #8 |
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Welcome aboard!
to the mark!https://www.quora.com/Does-the-submarine-have-an-anchor! Indeed!Baleo's do and so do VII-C/41's
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09-26-16, 07:43 AM | #9 |
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The only times I remember us using the anchor were when we anchored out in Bermuda and Nassau.
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02-01-18, 03:25 PM | #10 |
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We would anchor out sometimes (rarely!) on the SSN's I served aboard. The trick was to ensure we had sternway on when dropping the hook ... otherwise you run the risk of dinging the rudder and possibly the screw.
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02-01-18, 03:29 PM | #11 |
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Here's a picture of USS Phoenix (SSN-702) anchored out at Nassau ... note the black "anchor" ball dayshape flying from the sail.
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