OK, I'm stumped! You folks ID this!

TLAM Strike · 06-21-10, 08:44 PM

A friend sent these pictures to me and I can't seem to identify this class of submarine.

... Oberon stop laughing!

Even Jack Ryan has limits to his Knowledge!

SteamWake · 06-21-10, 09:06 PM

I dunno but heard it was spotted off the coast of florida the other day

kiwi_2005 · 06-21-10, 10:30 PM

I have no idea, typing in Google 'submarine 168' didn't help brought up a Swedish sub but was much larger than the one pictured

TLAM Strike · 06-21-10, 10:56 PM

Forgot to mention but its most likely Chinese built, note the Komar/Hoku class missile boat behind it.

Gerald · 06-21-10, 11:08 PM

from? looks not as a Swedish sub,maybe a small one in Italy!

krashkart · 06-21-10, 11:11 PM

Isn't that the Rustbukkit-class?

Buddahaid · 06-21-10, 11:13 PM

Seems to be lacking a means of propulsion! I think I saw one at Disneyland.

TLAM Strike · 06-21-10, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vendor

from? looks not as a Swedish sub,maybe a small one in Italy!

Nope not a COSMOS built sub either. Checked those already.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Seems to be lacking a means of propulsion! I think I saw one at Disneyland.

Look closely at the last picture you will see a tiny circle that has been patched, that must be where the shaft for the prop was.

06-21-10, 11:55 PM

Uh, I don't know?... Maybe Rosie O'donnell's bath toy!

AVGWarhawk · 06-22-10, 07:06 AM

I don't know but it is a cool looking submarine. I would love to take a look inside.

TarJak · 06-22-10, 07:19 AM

I'm guessing from the web address that it's in China somewhere. Buggered if I can tell what it is though.

convoy hunter · 06-22-10, 08:24 AM

maybe a chinese one

Raptor1 · 06-22-10, 08:28 AM

Never seen one of these. It looks like some sort of coastal submarine, too big for a midget sub but way too small for a normal submarine, yet I have never heard of China using anything of the sort...

NeonSamurai · 06-22-10, 08:33 AM

That is a very weird sub what ever it is. I don't see anywhere where bow or stern planes were mounted, I also don't see any mountings where a screw would have fit (which i would expect to be ahead of the rudder). Small one too, Seems to be about 12-14 meters long (from the markings on the nose the rails around are about 1m tall)

SteamWake · 06-22-10, 08:34 AM

What an eclectic website

06-21-10, 08:44 PM	#1
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	OK, I'm stumped! You folks ID this! A friend sent these pictures to me and I can't seem to identify this class of submarine. ... Oberon stop laughing! Even Jack Ryan has limits to his Knowledge! __________________

06-21-10, 09:06 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I dunno but heard it was spotted off the coast of florida the other day __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

06-21-10, 10:30 PM	#3
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I have no idea, typing in Google 'submarine 168' didn't help brought up a Swedish sub but was much larger than the one pictured __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

06-21-10, 10:56 PM	#4
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Forgot to mention but its most likely Chinese built, note the Komar/Hoku class missile boat behind it. __________________

06-21-10, 11:08 PM	#5
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Where are the picture... from? looks not as a Swedish sub,maybe a small one in Italy! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

06-21-10, 11:11 PM	#6
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Isn't that the Rustbukkit-class? __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

06-21-10, 11:13 PM	#7
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,319 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Seems to be lacking a means of propulsion! I think I saw one at Disneyland. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

06-21-10, 11:55 PM	#9
thorn69 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Uh, I don't know?... Maybe Rosie O'donnell's bath toy!

06-22-10, 07:06 AM	#10
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I don't know but it is a cool looking submarine. I would love to take a look inside. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-22-10, 07:19 AM	#11
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I'm guessing from the web address that it's in China somewhere. Buggered if I can tell what it is though.

06-22-10, 08:24 AM	#12
convoy hunter Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: kapandriti, Greece Posts: 576 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	maybe a chinese one

06-22-10, 08:28 AM	#13
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Never seen one of these. It looks like some sort of coastal submarine, too big for a midget sub but way too small for a normal submarine, yet I have never heard of China using anything of the sort... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

06-22-10, 08:33 AM	#14
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	That is a very weird sub what ever it is. I don't see anywhere where bow or stern planes were mounted, I also don't see any mountings where a screw would have fit (which i would expect to be ahead of the rudder). Small one too, Seems to be about 12-14 meters long (from the markings on the nose the rails around are about 1m tall) __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

06-22-10, 08:34 AM	#15
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	What an eclectic website __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648