If we managed to buy a diesel sub, what would we name it? - Page 7

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 03-23-09, 02:43 PM

SS Stingray like from "Down Periscope"! Its really USS but I don't think you can name a civiy sub USS Stingray.

Raptor1 · 03-23-09, 02:51 PM

Can you even have a Civilian Type 209? I don't think they go around letting people drive warships just like that...

chanbasti · 03-23-09, 02:52 PM

so are you actually going to buy this sub?

Skybird · 03-23-09, 03:32 PM

In remembrance of the glory days of my youth and the very first submarine novel I have ever read:

I suggest "SS Seeblitz", the name of the sub in that book !

Chad · 03-23-09, 04:41 PM

I don't have any ideas as for a name for the sub, nor no idea how much one would cost, but I do have an idea.

If the funds are sufficient enough, or lets just say that money isn't a factor, maybe you could hire a team and raise up an Operation Deadlight boat.

http://www.uboat.net/fates/deadlight_list.htm

Here's a list, quickly looking through it, I think either a type VII-C, such as U-245 would suffice our craving for a sub.

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Of course, if you really wanted something historic, remember the three subs that were found off the Turkish coast, U-19, U-20, and U-23? You could have one of these raised, probably for cheaper because in shallower water, and Otto Kretschmer himself commanded U-23. Talk about history!

It's also said that these three boats were scuttled, and, according to an interview found here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...Black-Sea.html

these boats might be "a significant find because these U-boats were all scuttled, so they should be intact, like a sealed tube. They are unique survivors of the war.""

Kapitan_Phillips · 03-23-09, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

SS Chuck Norris?

SS Chuck Norris doesnt blow ballast, he scares the water out.

Von Hinten · 03-23-09, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

No, we're not naming it after me

I was thinking more along the lines of

SS Majestic
SS Imperial
SS Destiny

that kinda crap...

although SS Leaky Boot sure has a ring

Please do us over here in Europe a favor and name it SS Metric ...

geetrue · 03-23-09, 05:56 PM

SS Nasty ... How does that sound?

Spend a few years on the boats and that's what they become. I only went six weeks without a shower in the Gulf of Alaska on the USS Salmon SS-573, but some of them went a lot longer than I did till we hit San Francisco.

What do you plan on doing with this, wink, wink,

fictional type209 diesel submarine anyway, Neal?

Von Hinten · 03-23-09, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geetrue

What do you plan on doing with this, wink, wink,

fictional type209 diesel submarine anyway, Neal?

I can imagine us standing around somewhere in Denmark later on this year wondering where the heck our trusted Onkel is when a lot of bubbles all of a sudden make an end to that wondering and some illusive sub will come up, pop the hatch and some Texan jumps out.

Mush Martin · 03-23-09, 09:28 PM

Lockwood Cruise Lines....SS WaaAAhOOOOOO

edjcox · 03-23-09, 10:22 PM

SS Silent Sword

Otto Heinzmeir · 03-23-09, 11:12 PM

Intrepid

Ivan Putski · 03-23-09, 11:51 PM

SS Empty Wallet.

Arclight · 03-24-09, 06:36 AM

SS Memorial
SS Tribute
SS Remembrance
etc, something to indicate it's purpose; for vets and fans.

SS Past's Pride
SS Days Gone By
SS Nostalgia

SS Styx / SS Acheron

TDK1044 · 03-24-09, 06:53 AM

Abraham. I think it would be a nice mark of respect.

03-23-09, 02:43 PM	#91
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,280 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	SS Stingray like from "Down Periscope"! Its really USS but I don't think you can name a civiy sub USS Stingray. __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin

03-23-09, 02:51 PM	#92
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Can you even have a Civilian Type 209? I don't think they go around letting people drive warships just like that... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

03-23-09, 03:32 PM	#94
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,693 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	In remembrance of the glory days of my youth and the very first submarine novel I have ever read: I suggest "SS Seeblitz", the name of the sub in that book ! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-23-09, 04:41 PM	#95
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I don't have any ideas as for a name for the sub, nor no idea how much one would cost, but I do have an idea. If the funds are sufficient enough, or lets just say that money isn't a factor, maybe you could hire a team and raise up an Operation Deadlight boat. http://www.uboat.net/fates/deadlight_list.htm Here's a list, quickly looking through it, I think either a type VII-C, such as U-245 would suffice our craving for a sub. ------- Of course, if you really wanted something historic, remember the three subs that were found off the Turkish coast, U-19, U-20, and U-23? You could have one of these raised, probably for cheaper because in shallower water, and Otto Kretschmer himself commanded U-23. Talk about history! It's also said that these three boats were scuttled, and, according to an interview found here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...Black-Sea.html these boats might be "a significant find because these U-boats were all scuttled, so they should be intact, like a sealed tube. They are unique survivors of the war."" __________________

03-23-09, 05:56 PM	#98
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	SS Nasty ... How does that sound? Spend a few years on the boats and that's what they become. I only went six weeks without a shower in the Gulf of Alaska on the USS Salmon SS-573, but some of them went a lot longer than I did till we hit San Francisco. What do you plan on doing with this, wink, wink, fictional type209 diesel submarine anyway, Neal? __________________

03-23-09, 02:52 PM	#93
chanbasti A-ganger Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: US eastern seaboard Posts: 75 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	so are you actually going to buy this sub?

03-23-09, 09:28 PM	#100
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Lockwood Cruise Lines....SS WaaAAhOOOOOO __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

03-23-09, 10:22 PM	#101
edjcox Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shang Gri La Posts: 219 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	SS Silent Sword

03-23-09, 11:12 PM	#102
Otto Heinzmeir Weps Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wilhelmshaven Local Pub Posts: 361 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Intrepid

03-23-09, 11:51 PM	#103
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	SS Empty Wallet. __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."

03-24-09, 06:36 AM	#104
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	SS Memorial SS Tribute SS Remembrance etc, something to indicate it's purpose; for vets and fans. SS Past's Pride SS Days Gone By SS Nostalgia SS Styx / SS Acheron __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-24-09, 06:53 AM	#105
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Abraham. I think it would be a nice mark of respect.