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11-26-07, 06:09 PM | #16 |
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Been on HMS Onyx (Oberon Class diesel sub), the Falklands War veteran, when it was at Birkenhead, also took a tour of U-534 (Type IX Kriegsmarine U-Boat).
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11-26-07, 07:11 PM | #17 | |
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11-26-07, 07:21 PM | #18 |
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Been on the Scorpion, the Russian Foxtrot class submarine laying besides the Queen Mary at Long Beach.
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11-26-07, 07:22 PM | #19 |
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I visited a nuc boat in 1962. Don't remember the name.
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11-26-07, 07:36 PM | #20 |
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1962 for me as well - U-505.
In 1970 I was given a tour of some still-in-service WWII boat while in Long Beach.
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11-26-07, 07:41 PM | #21 |
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11-26-07, 07:54 PM | #22 | |
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Also, been on tours of Bowfin, Pampanito (with some of the SH4 dev team), USS Michigan, USS Tennesse, USS Cavalla SSN-684, and to sea for a VIP ride on USS Houston SSN-713 and a media event in the Atlantic aboard the USS Texas SSN-775. Also went on a tour of USS Nautilus with TimmyG00, Frank Kulick, and several members of the Subsim meeting. In Germany, the U-2540 Type XXI U-boat in Bremerhaven, with Crow, DeerhunterUK, Marcus, and a bunch of guys at the 2005 Subsim meeting. It was awesome. Next, I'm looking forward to visiting Denmark and going to sea aboard Peter's homemade sub. Neal
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11-26-07, 08:02 PM | #23 |
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I've been on the Bowfin when I went to Hawaii but that's about it. I've seen some cool stuff in museums but it doesn't match being inside a sub.
In England I went to a museum that had a German midget sub which was interesting to look at.
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11-26-07, 08:22 PM | #24 |
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Darn, I wanted to be the first one to say I've been on the U-2540.
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11-26-07, 09:02 PM | #25 |
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U -505 in Chicago and USS Cavalla in Galveston.
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11-26-07, 09:22 PM | #26 |
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I saw the U-505 in Chicago, but didn't get inside (forgot to book tickets in advance ). Also toured the Bowfin in April during my honeymoon. I got an awesome external pic that I now use as my desktop. That same day, as we toured the Missouri, the USS Kentucky, SSBN 737, left Pearl for destination unknown.
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11-26-07, 09:32 PM | #27 | |
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Go to www.photobucket.com and create an account. You store your photos there and then post the links here. Also put [img] before and [/img] after the link to make the pic show.
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11-26-07, 09:42 PM | #28 |
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U-505 and Clamagore.
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11-26-07, 09:52 PM | #29 |
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Let's see if I've figured this out...
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11-26-07, 10:08 PM | #30 |
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Le Redoutable (S 611)
I had the honor of serving in the French “Marine Nationale” between 1972 and 1975. I was assigned to a French submarine: Le Redoutable (S 611) It was the lead sub of her class of ballistic missile submarine. It was commissioned on December 1st, 1971, she was the first French SNLE (Sous-marin Nucléaire Lanceur d'Engins, "Device-Launching Nuclear Submarine"). She was fitted with 16 M1 ballistic missiles, delivering 450kt at 2000 kilometers. In 1974, she was refitted with the M2 missile, and later with the M20, each delivering a one-megatons warhead at a range over 3000 kilometers. The Redoutable was the only ship of her class not to be refitted with the M4 missile.
The Redoutable had a 20-year duty history, with 51 patrols. She was decommissioned in 1991. Since 2000, she is used as a MUSEUM SHIP at the Cité de la mer in Cherbourg. I had a great experience. I was young and foolish.... |
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