The New Navy

flatsixes · 03-08-11, 02:42 PM

As a former tin-can sailor, I've always suspected that there was something just not right going on below the surface of the Atlantic.

But nothing prepared me for the awful truth. The absolute horror of it all.

The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has begun testing solid-state lighting (SSL) fixtures on board the USS New Hampshire attack submarine, after one of its sailors complained about the ‘humming’ noise produced by fluorescent bedside lamps.

Arrgh, Matey. And after yor nap, we'll flog ye with noodles cooked al dente!

Weiss Pinguin · 03-08-11, 02:55 PM

Oh thank goodness, I was thinking of joining the sub force, but the thought of having to put up with those noisy florescent lamps was really putting me off. Now if they could just find a way to keep my pillow cool, that would seal the deal for me.

MaddogK · 03-08-11, 03:01 PM

Disgusting. We had to use earplugs to sleep because our berths were under the flight deck near the wires.

AVGWarhawk · 03-08-11, 03:15 PM

In a submarine...silence is golden....

Jimbuna · 03-08-11, 03:32 PM

That's nothing....here in the RN we're about to issue the crew with ear protectors so they don't become alarmed at the grating noise the keel makes as our subs run aground

Tchocky · 03-08-11, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

That's nothing....here in the RN we're about to issue the crew with ear protectors so they don't become alarmed at the grating noise the keel makes as our subs run aground

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MaddogK · 03-08-11, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

In a submarine...silence is golden....

I doubt anyones sonar gear could pick up a noisy lamp ballast. My comment was meant for the wuss who can't sleep with the light OFF, and complains that it was too noisy.

BOO-HOO

Tchocky · 03-08-11, 03:46 PM

can't you classify contacs based on the alternating current, 50 or 60 hertz means Russian/US and so on?

Platapus · 03-08-11, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MaddogK

I doubt anyones sonar gear could pick up a noisy lamp ballast.

Sonar won't, but would an underwater SIGINT detector work?

03-08-11, 02:42 PM	#1
flatsixes Weps Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 362 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	The New Navy As a former tin-can sailor, I've always suspected that there was something just not right going on below the surface of the Atlantic. But nothing prepared me for the awful truth. The absolute horror of it all. The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has begun testing solid-state lighting (SSL) fixtures on board the USS New Hampshire attack submarine, after one of its sailors complained about the ‘humming’ noise produced by fluorescent bedside lamps. Arrgh, Matey. And after yor nap, we'll flog ye with noodles cooked al dente!

03-08-11, 02:55 PM	#2
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Oh thank goodness, I was thinking of joining the sub force, but the thought of having to put up with those noisy florescent lamps was really putting me off. Now if they could just find a way to keep my pillow cool, that would seal the deal for me. __________________

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MaddogK XO Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago, Ill. Posts: 409 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Disgusting. We had to use earplugs to sleep because our berths were under the flight deck near the wires. __________________ May fortune favor the foolish

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	In a submarine...silence is golden.... __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-08-11, 03:32 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,952 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That's nothing....here in the RN we're about to issue the crew with ear protectors so they don't become alarmed at the grating noise the keel makes as our subs run aground __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	can't you classify contacs based on the alternating current, 50 or 60 hertz means Russian/US and so on? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]