Any idea what these are for? (Golf class SSB) - Page 2

Growler · 08-10-11, 08:35 AM

Definitely fenders of some sort.

Would anyone surface a Golf-boat through ice?

I wonder about DSRV testing, though; seems to me you'd be better off testing in as close to a real-world scenario as possible, and I'd think that fenders wouldn't be that. Can't say for sure, though. Those folks do things differently.

TLAM Strike · 08-10-11, 09:48 AM

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It would also explain the brightly colored hatches

Those hatches are rescue buoys in case the sub goes down. On Russian boats they are painted like a barber's poll, PRC subs use neon orange, we use yellow but hide it under the deck.

Bilge_Rat · 08-10-11, 10:07 AM

purely a guess, but it could be an attempt to lower the noise signature of the sub.

Osmium Steele · 08-10-11, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Growler

Would anyone surface a Golf-boat through ice?

Iirc, they are specifically designed to do so. The main armament is in the sail, and could only fire from the surface, also dem russkies do love the Arctic.

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PRC subs use neon orange

This, I did not know.

Growler · 08-10-11, 04:11 PM

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Iirc, they are specifically designed to do so. The main armament is in the sail, and could only fire from the surface, also dem russkies do love the Arctic.

OK, then, the logical follow-on: would/could these fenders be used to protect the upper hull from ice upon surfacing?

nikimcbee · 08-10-11, 05:38 PM

Hey TLAM, I know, but I'm not going to tell.

Osmium Steele · 08-10-11, 06:05 PM

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OK, then, the logical follow-on: would/could these fenders be used to protect the upper hull from ice upon surfacing?

Very doubtful. They've never needed them before.

Unless the chinese have tried to shave weight by shaving the hull.

Growler · 08-11-11, 06:51 AM

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Very doubtful. They've never needed them before.

Unless the chinese have tried to shave weight by shaving the hull.

Any ideas how old the boat is? Or is there something else on the hull that's more fragile that they're trying to protect? Maybe they are just DSRV guards - as I said before, those folks do tend to do things differently that we do.

I'm just throwing out thoughts as they come up. Interesting little discussion here.

TLAM Strike · 08-11-11, 10:23 AM

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Any ideas how old the boat is?

Put in to service in 1966.

Growler · 08-11-11, 12:35 PM

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Put in to service in 1966.

Forty-five years, then. Likely some hull deterioration over that time?

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