Question about hydrophone stuff

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by switch.dota

Question: what is that T-shaped thing installed just ahead of the conning tower, either on the port or starboard side of the sub's deck? Doesn't that have to do with hydrophones?

I always thought that was the radar.

[Bando]

I don't have radar installed, but the "T" is on my boat.
I don't know either.......

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

I always thought that was the radar.

Nope, it's another listening device that was operated by a single user in the bow torpedo room.

[wetwarev7]

I think the radar antantea is mounted on top of the conning tower, isn't it?

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

Nope, it's another listening device that was operated by a single user in the bow torpedo room.

Well the silly thing continues to rotate even while surfaced (shrug).

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

Nope, it's another listening device that was operated by a single user in the bow torpedo room.

The T-shaped device is a hydrophone head, and I don't believe the operator was in the torpedo room.

http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/sonar/chap1.htm

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

The T-shaped device is a hydrophone head and it wasn't in the bow torpedo room.

I never said it was in the bow torpedo room. I said it was operated by a single person in the torpedo room, because that's where the device's control unit was located.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

I never said it was in the bow torpedo room. I said it was operated by a single person in the torpedo room, because that's where the device's control unit was located.

You're right, I'm wrong. I started doubting my statement a bit and that's why I edited it.

After a bit more looking around, here's a nice picture of the equipment you mentioned. Though it looks like they were controls for the retractable heads on the bottom?

http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/sonar/chap5.htm

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

You're right, I'm wrong. I started doubting my statement a bit and that's why I edited it.

After a bit more looking around, here's a nice picture of the equipment you mentioned. Though it looks like they were controls for the retractable heads on the bottom?

http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/sonar/chap5.htm

Somewhere around here Ive seen cutaway drawings identifying diferent components of the subs. I dont belive the dangle balls were retractable. (though they may have suffered from shrinkage :p )

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Somewhere around here Ive seen cutaway drawings identifying diferent components of the subs. I dont belive the dangle balls were retractable. (though they may have suffered from shrinkage :p )

Here (http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/sonar/chap1.htm) it says that "The Two Hydrophones (Projectors) are mounted at the bottom of shafts, which extend through the hull under the forward torpedo room. Lowering these shafts puts the two projectors below the keel."

That's where I got the idea that they were retractable...