A Walkaround on a "mothballed" Typhoon

smithcorp · 04-15-09, 05:20 AM

Found this fascinating link on Battlefront: http://englishrussia.com/?p=2525#more-2525

Whole mess of pics of some folk touring through a laid up Typhoon.

smith

Castout · 04-15-09, 06:12 AM

love the interior shots. Have always wondered what these giant Typhoons look like in the inside.

Thanks for sharing, smith

Cheers,
Neo

lol blame it on the
Wachowski brothers of course

Theta Sigma · 04-15-09, 09:31 AM

I was about to comment on how sad it is that these boats aren't maintained.......and then I remembered what they were built for.

Dr.Sid · 04-15-09, 09:51 AM

I've read somewhere that they thought about converting them to transport ships. 3 floors of standard containers would fit into it. It would be expansive for sure, but typhoons can go under ice, which could reach some places otherwise only reachable by plane.

Nonsense maybe .. but I love the idea.

Or at least they could run one for tourists.

ReallyDedPoet · 04-15-09, 09:57 AM

Thanks for the pics

Linton · 04-15-09, 10:28 AM

Very nice set of pictures.

One of the photographs has been blanked.Does anybody have any idea of what we may have been looking at?

TorpedoMo · 04-15-09, 12:18 PM

Great pictures! Anyone found some pics of the US 688(I) in the web?

MetalMania · 04-23-09, 12:13 PM

Not exactly like this post here (publicly open sub) but there are some Los Angeles class interior views linked from this site:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/subsecrets/inside.html

hammyton · 04-24-09, 02:39 PM

Theres also a buncha other pages on this webpage with some fasincating photos.

Here are photos from the raised Kursk

http://englishrussia.com/?p=845

Fiskaris · 07-21-09, 04:02 PM

Looks great that Typhoon tour, a real monster!

Reminds me of the tour of U-534 which is laid up over the water from Liverpool. A few years ago we climbed up the conning tower and were allowed to walk around it. Ghostly.

Its been cut up into sections now which is a shame but its still viewable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-534

Kapitan · 07-21-09, 04:08 PM

i did some where have pictures of the interior of the russian project 971 akula class SSN il try to hunt them down, at the moment only two remain active in the fleet one the TK17 paid off earlier last year i believe which leaves just TK20 Severstal and TK208 dmitri donskoy (trials ship for buluva) in service.

I would speculate with the new borey SSBN alexandr nevisky coming down the ramp soon that the TK20 will be slated for removal.

XRayHound · 08-25-09, 12:42 AM

If I was infinitely rich I would buy a decommissioned Typhoon, moor it somewhere quiet and have the world's most awesome houseboat.

Kapitan · 08-25-09, 11:05 AM

Not to mention the worlds biggest head ache with greenpeace knowcking on your door every 5 mins

caymanlee · 08-26-09, 02:30 PM

thanks! man. these are very rare stuff

04-15-09, 05:20 AM	#1
smithcorp Bosun Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 68 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	A Walkaround on a "mothballed" Typhoon Found this fascinating link on Battlefront: http://englishrussia.com/?p=2525#more-2525 Whole mess of pics of some folk touring through a laid up Typhoon. smith

04-15-09, 06:12 AM	#2
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	love the interior shots. Have always wondered what these giant Typhoons look like in the inside. Thanks for sharing, smith Cheers, Neo lol blame it on the Wachowski brothers of course __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

04-15-09, 09:31 AM	#3
Theta Sigma Seabed Comber Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NorthEast Posts: 349 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	I was about to comment on how sad it is that these boats aren't maintained.......and then I remembered what they were built for. __________________

04-15-09, 09:51 AM	#4
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I've read somewhere that they thought about converting them to transport ships. 3 floors of standard containers would fit into it. It would be expansive for sure, but typhoons can go under ice, which could reach some places otherwise only reachable by plane. Nonsense maybe .. but I love the idea. Or at least they could run one for tourists. __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC

04-15-09, 09:57 AM	#5
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Thanks for the pics __________________ Back in the Day

04-15-09, 10:28 AM	#6
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very nice set of pictures. One of the photographs has been blanked.Does anybody have any idea of what we may have been looking at? __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/ Last edited by Linton; 04-15-09 at 10:48 AM.

04-15-09, 12:18 PM	#7
TorpedoMo Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 108 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Great pictures! Anyone found some pics of the US 688(I) in the web?

04-23-09, 12:13 PM	#8
MetalMania Watch Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rhode Island, USA Posts: 23 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Not exactly like this post here (publicly open sub) but there are some Los Angeles class interior views linked from this site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/subsecrets/inside.html

04-24-09, 02:39 PM	#9
hammyton Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Theres also a buncha other pages on this webpage with some fasincating photos. Here are photos from the raised Kursk http://englishrussia.com/?p=845

07-21-09, 04:02 PM	#10
Fiskaris Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: At periscope depth in the River Vltava, Czech Rep Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks great that Typhoon tour, a real monster! Reminds me of the tour of U-534 which is laid up over the water from Liverpool. A few years ago we climbed up the conning tower and were allowed to walk around it. Ghostly. Its been cut up into sections now which is a shame but its still viewable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-534

07-21-09, 04:08 PM	#11
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	i did some where have pictures of the interior of the russian project 971 akula class SSN il try to hunt them down, at the moment only two remain active in the fleet one the TK17 paid off earlier last year i believe which leaves just TK20 Severstal and TK208 dmitri donskoy (trials ship for buluva) in service. I would speculate with the new borey SSBN alexandr nevisky coming down the ramp soon that the TK20 will be slated for removal. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

08-25-09, 12:42 AM	#12
XRayHound Nub Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	If I was infinitely rich I would buy a decommissioned Typhoon, moor it somewhere quiet and have the world's most awesome houseboat.

08-25-09, 11:05 AM	#13
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Not to mention the worlds biggest head ache with greenpeace knowcking on your door every 5 mins __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

08-26-09, 02:30 PM	#14
caymanlee Medic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Centre Posts: 161 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	thanks! man. these are very rare stuff