She wanted out!

AVGWarhawk · 03-27-08, 11:33 AM

The famous submarine converted to snorkel and GUPPY provisions. The hot shot skipper put it through its paces, doing all but loop-the-loops submerged. It was the first GUPPY to be home ported at this base. This picture shows it doing a 60-degree up angle surface off the port of Lahaina, Maui, HI. We often did operations here since the water was shallow enough to allow rescue salvage in case of an accident which put the sub on the bottom. It came up from 300 feet at flank speed and rose high enough to bring the front of the sail out of the water. The skipper was trying to beat the record of the Amberjack(SS522) which had set an official record of 40 degrees on the east coast.

ReallyDedPoet · 03-27-08, 11:36 AM

Holy crap

Kinda reminds me of Mr. Flecks SH3 Vids that shot.

RDP

AVGWarhawk · 03-27-08, 11:47 AM

Imagine the tons of water she was pushing to do that. I bet the crew was hanging on for dear life!!!

M. Sarsfield · 03-27-08, 11:50 AM

The crash-down had to be hard on everybody and everything. It would be like watching a whale. Motor shafts and bearings just love that kind of abuse.

wetwarev7 · 03-27-08, 11:53 AM

He always did want to be a missle pilot.....

SteamWake · 03-27-08, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

We often did operations here since the water was shallow enough to allow rescue salvage in case of an accident which put the sub on the bottom.

Holy smokes! Im not sure if that is brave or stupid.

CinC Battleforce · 03-27-08, 12:07 PM

Breaching the surface that way in an old boat.....thats guts.

I love watching boats breach the surface this way....

rrmelend · 03-27-08, 12:33 PM

Holy crap, did the flight attendants pass out barf bags?:rotfl:

Raptor1 · 03-27-08, 12:39 PM

I bet the crew was sick for weeks after that...

That kinda reminds me of a scene from the Hunt for Red October...

BTW, Which boat is that?

Wilcke · 03-27-08, 12:49 PM

Great shot! Thats good stuff man.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 03-27-08, 01:19 PM

Hope no one was in the can when they surfaced.:rotfl:

wetwarev7 · 03-27-08, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

Hope no one was in the can when they surfaced.:rotfl:

I think I'd need to be in the can if my captain pulled a stunt like that! :rotfl:

CDR Resser · 03-27-08, 04:23 PM

That Forward Torpedo Room had better not have had any of their torpedoes even the slightest bit loose. They might have been the first submarine to be able to shift torpedoes forward to aft after such nonsense. I wonder what the impact felt like when it hit the water. Better not have any loose fillings
Even so, it does look cool.

Respectfully Submitted;
CDR Resser

Digital_Trucker · 03-27-08, 06:39 PM

Like a lot of these type of "stunts" it looks a lot cooler from the outside than it does from the inside.

Nice pic

AVGWarhawk · 03-27-08, 07:36 PM

Imagine back to WW2 if some poor fishermen in a Sampan saw this coming out of the water like this.

03-27-08, 11:33 AM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	She wanted out! The famous submarine converted to snorkel and GUPPY provisions. The hot shot skipper put it through its paces, doing all but loop-the-loops submerged. It was the first GUPPY to be home ported at this base. This picture shows it doing a 60-degree up angle surface off the port of Lahaina, Maui, HI. We often did operations here since the water was shallow enough to allow rescue salvage in case of an accident which put the sub on the bottom. It came up from 300 feet at flank speed and rose high enough to bring the front of the sail out of the water. The skipper was trying to beat the record of the Amberjack(SS522) which had set an official record of 40 degrees on the east coast. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-27-08, 11:36 AM	#2
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,888 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Holy crap Kinda reminds me of Mr. Flecks SH3 Vids that shot. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

03-27-08, 11:47 AM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Imagine the tons of water she was pushing to do that. I bet the crew was hanging on for dear life!!! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-27-08, 11:50 AM	#4
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The crash-down had to be hard on everybody and everything. It would be like watching a whale. Motor shafts and bearings just love that kind of abuse. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

03-27-08, 11:53 AM	#5
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CinC Battleforce A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 78 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Breaching the surface that way in an old boat.....thats guts. I love watching boats breach the surface this way.... __________________ Diesel Boats Forever!!! Take her deep! Take her down!

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03-27-08, 12:39 PM	#9
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I bet the crew was sick for weeks after that... That kinda reminds me of a scene from the Hunt for Red October... BTW, Which boat is that? __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

03-27-08, 12:49 PM	#10
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03-27-08, 01:19 PM	#11
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03-27-08, 04:23 PM	#13
CDR Resser Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Submerged ahead Posts: 252 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	That Forward Torpedo Room had better not have had any of their torpedoes even the slightest bit loose. They might have been the first submarine to be able to shift torpedoes forward to aft after such nonsense. I wonder what the impact felt like when it hit the water. Better not have any loose fillings Even so, it does look cool. Respectfully Submitted; CDR Resser __________________ Holy Equestrian Order of Saint John Moses Sometimes, in war, there is an inverse moral. The greater the performance, the harsher the consequence. R.H. O'Kane

03-27-08, 06:39 PM	#14
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Like a lot of these type of "stunts" it looks a lot cooler from the outside than it does from the inside. Nice pic __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

03-27-08, 07:36 PM	#15
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Imagine back to WW2 if some poor fishermen in a Sampan saw this coming out of the water like this. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road