good photos of surfacing submarine

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

The picture you posted oberon is of a kilo and i think i know why the welds are like that, inside the sail there is ment to be an escape pod the sail is designed to split and allow the pod to float free.

Interesting. You'd think a better method than a lousy weld would have been thought of, for such use.
Why *build* a structural flaw into, of all things, a sub, lol.

[Kapitan]

You would be surprised though the victors could dive well below 550 meters and the akulas are rated down to 675 meters however the victors are now ageing and i wouldnt be a shock if thier max depth have been reduced to around 450 meters or 420 meters as most are now reaching 15 years +

the mike class hit 1020 meters though.

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

You would be surprised though the victors could dive well below 550 meters and the akulas are rated down to 675 meters however the victors are now ageing and i wouldnt be a shock if thier max depth have been reduced to around 450 meters or 420 meters as most are now reaching 15 years +

the mike class hit 1020 meters though.

Thanks for the info. But did the sub(s) that did those numbers have this kind of weld on them ?

[Kapitan]

Funnily enough the shots i have seen of the mike yes they have had welds like these.

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

Funnily enough the shots i have seen of the mike yes they have had welds like these.

Ah, ok, that answers that, thanks !

[lesrae]

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

Ah, ok, that answers that, thanks !

Bear in mind that this dodgy looking weld is on the fin, not the pressure hull so it's a free-flood area with no pressure on it, just mechanical forces caused by drag.

[Kapitan]

Yes its true about the flooding of the sail the only part left not flooded is the escape pod.

Also that album is very nice collection.

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by lesrae

Bear in mind that this dodgy looking weld is on the fin, not the pressure hull so it's a free-flood area with no pressure on it, just mechanical forces caused by drag.

True, but I assume the tower/control room hatch(es) are inside the same area, and if so, they'd be exposed (suddenly) to the full pressure of the depth the sub was at ?

I'm sure they're (hatches) built to take pressure, but again, just seems like a bass ackward way of doing things.