Comments on: US Submarine Museum http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/ Where There's Snow, There's Firepower Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ahab http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/#comment-15995 Ahab Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:27:16 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2090#comment-15995 Hey, I've been there. I've also (hypothetically) hung a banner on said that sub that (hypothetically) might have said "Go Coast Guard, Beat Navy". Hypothetically. Hey, I’ve been there. I’ve also (hypothetically) hung a banner on said that sub that (hypothetically) might have said “Go Coast Guard, Beat Navy”.

Hypothetically.

]]> By: straightarrow http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/#comment-15961 straightarrow Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:53:57 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2090#comment-15961 yes it is training school. it submerges and surfaces just like any nuclear submarine, however only the portions of the sub necessary to train for conning are there, if it hasn't changed in the last 25 or so years. yes it is training school. it submerges and surfaces just like any nuclear submarine, however only the portions of the sub necessary to train for conning are there, if it hasn’t changed in the last 25 or so years.

]]> By: Ian Argent http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/#comment-15938 Ian Argent Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:14:40 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2090#comment-15938 I didn't know, but am hardly surprised. Unless that's the nuclear reactor school - ISTR hearing that it was out int he midwest someplace. Admiral Rickover's legacy, no doubt. I didn’t know, but am hardly surprised. Unless that’s the nuclear reactor school - ISTR hearing that it was out int he midwest someplace.

Admiral Rickover’s legacy, no doubt.

]]> By: straightarrow http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/#comment-15925 straightarrow Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:34:29 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2090#comment-15925 Just for giggles, did you know that we have a nuclear submarine base in Idaho? NO kidding, we really do. Just for giggles, did you know that we have a nuclear submarine base in Idaho?

NO kidding, we really do.

]]> By: Ian Argent http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/#comment-15907 Ian Argent Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:39:24 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2090#comment-15907 I've been there - it was a hoot when my wife and I went. I’ve been there - it was a hoot when my wife and I went.

]]> By: Boyd http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/#comment-15893 Boyd Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:51:05 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2090#comment-15893 You're right, she's SSN-571. Boomers are designated SSBN. D'oh! Admiral Rickover would have fried my ass for that! You’re right, she’s SSN-571. Boomers are designated SSBN. D’oh!

Admiral Rickover would have fried my ass for that!

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/#comment-15887 Sebastian Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:38:05 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2090#comment-15887 Nautilus was an attack sub, I'm pretty sure. Nautilus was an attack sub, I’m pretty sure.

]]> By: Boyd http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/#comment-15886 Boyd Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:36:10 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2090#comment-15886 I've never been on a boomer, but if they're anything like the fast attacks, the reactor compartment is pretty boring. With time, the boats have actually grown to accommodate their crews. I served aboard 637s and 688s (Sturgeon- and Los Angeles-class submarines), and at 6' 4" and upwards of 225 lbs, I can't recall ever feeling very cramped. Well, the showers, but even they weren't too bad. I daresay the Nautilus is so cramped more because of her age (designed and built in the early 50s) than because she's a sub. I have it on good authority that the most recent boomers are downright spacious. :) I’ve never been on a boomer, but if they’re anything like the fast attacks, the reactor compartment is pretty boring.

With time, the boats have actually grown to accommodate their crews. I served aboard 637s and 688s (Sturgeon- and Los Angeles-class submarines), and at 6′ 4″ and upwards of 225 lbs, I can’t recall ever feeling very cramped. Well, the showers, but even they weren’t too bad.

I daresay the Nautilus is so cramped more because of her age (designed and built in the early 50s) than because she’s a sub. I have it on good authority that the most recent boomers are downright spacious. :)

]]> By: PN NJ http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/#comment-15879 PN NJ Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:34:51 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2090#comment-15879 A few years ago I toured an old Russian sub (probably built in the 1950's or so). The captain's cabin was smaller than a closet, and you had to be really short to work on this boat (like Russian tank crews). Frankly, the boat was so small and frail I would have been scared to serve on it. A few years ago I toured an old Russian sub (probably built in the 1950’s or so). The captain’s cabin was smaller than a closet, and you had to be really short to work on this boat (like Russian tank crews). Frankly, the boat was so small and frail I would have been scared to serve on it.

]]> By: Alcibiades McZombie http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/12/09/us-submarine-museum/#comment-15864 Alcibiades McZombie Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:43:33 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2090#comment-15864 I think I may have been on a military submarine once at/near San Francisco. Other than that, my experience is limited to those Disneyland tour subs. I think I may have been on a military submarine once at/near San Francisco. Other than that, my experience is limited to those Disneyland tour subs.

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