Hello All

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by GM_Skidjit

Every Sub I get a chance to tour, it's the same reaction: That's some tight quarters. Even the SSBNs I toured and escorted while I was stationed at NKB Bangor, WA as part of the Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit, in my opinion take a special kind of person to serve upon.

The Pampanito made WW2 submarine operations and living very real to me. Couldn't imagine spending the time those Sailors did underwater in war time conditions. Caught under the sea with possible enemy sub hunters looking for you with one thing in mind: your demise.

I know what you mean. I've had the chance to visit a few WW2 era American Submarines and it's cramped quarters all the way and certainly not for the claustrophobic. Those that served were special but submariners were a breed apart.

Subsim members last year had a meet in Hamburg Germany and visited a type 7 U boat ( U-995 ) in Laboe Germany. U-995 was said to be of an excellent design but also very cramped. You can ask subsim members Catfish and Blitzkrieg about the meet and Submarine and also look through the forums for pictures taken and posted here in the forum.