Hundreds of Fathoms

"It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean." --- John Locke ---

Thursday, April 28, 2005

Tongue and Cheek

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I added a photo of myself to my Blogger profile and thought I would give some background. Lubber's Line - SSBN 641G in the Tongue of the...
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Volunteers keeping our shipmates informed.

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The first place I go to keep up on Submarine News is: TheSubReport.com In the tradition of the all volunteer Submarine Service, The Sub Repo...
Tuesday, April 26, 2005

From Chernobyl Disaster to Nuclear Submarine Disposal

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Today was the 19th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Chernobyl April 26, 1986 So with that in mind, and other nuclear disasters relatin...
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Monday, April 25, 2005

"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."

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This past weekend my son and I took a tour on the Russian Juliett 484 museum in Providence RI . Or as our friend Willyshake would say ...
Thursday, April 21, 2005

Chart 81023 and Discol Waters Rep

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One more post on charts and the USS San Francisco grounding. I obtained a copy of chart 81023, the primary chart reported to have been used ...
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Monday, April 18, 2005

"How 'bout them Boing Fish?"

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Yet another sea animal post courtesy of an anonymous comment to my milamore story “How 'bout them Boing Fish?” . It first I thought I ...
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Shipbuilding and Submarines at risk in New England

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When it comes to the Navy, New England has had a strong bond with the Naval Service. At this country’s founding New England had at its base ...
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Thursday, April 14, 2005

Animals and Submarines

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This has been something of a theme for me lately animals and submarines. The dog or cat poll and the milamore fish story so I thought I'...
Sunday, April 10, 2005

From Anatahan to Guam to Discolored Waters

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This is an update to an earlier post I made titled " Seamounts, Escarpments, Guyots and SSN 711 ". Topography First an update on r...
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Friday, April 08, 2005

Catfish or Dogfish?

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Just an observation but the 3 former Submarine Officers who’s blogs I enjoy reading seem to all be cat people. Bubblehead here , Willyshake ...
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Thursday, April 07, 2005

Biologics and the Milamore Fish

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When I made boomer patrols one of the places I would hang out for some rare down time was in control. I wasn’t into playing cards or watchin...
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Tuesday, April 05, 2005

Sleeping next to a dud?

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The Sub Report has a link to the news.Telegraph piece in the UK that states that some former nuclear weapons scientists are saying the W-76...
Sunday, April 03, 2005

Seamounts, Escarpments, Guyots and SSN 711

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The USS San Francisco recent grounding and subsequent NJPs of the Navigation division personnel got me to thinking. If one of the contributi...
Sunday, March 27, 2005

Friends and shipmates 20 years past

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In part the following is one of the reasons I've started to blog Submarines. Deterrent Patrol Pin In recent months I’ve been in touch wi...
Thursday, March 24, 2005

The UN Law of the Sea treaty and Submarines

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Background The UN Law of the Sea treaty or UNCLOS has never been ratified by the US Congress but supporters are bringing it up for another t...
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Monday, March 21, 2005

Are Silver Dolphins becoming cheap?

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About a week ago the Navy News had an article about a sailor who qualified in submarines in 30 days . In my book this is an astonishing feat...
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Saturday, March 19, 2005

No More Nav Charts on Subs?

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This linked news story is about a new navigation system designed to replace paper charts on submarines. Submarine Force Forges Ahead with El...
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Friday, March 18, 2005

Excursion to PD

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Full rise on the stern planes. Make your depth 65 feet? No close contacts?? Emergency Deep! Zero your bubble. OK, its not a submarine . Mayb...
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Thursday, March 17, 2005

First Irish Modern Submariner

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The ' Father of the Modern Submarine ' is considered to be the Irish-American inventor John Philip Holland (1841-1914). Happy St.Pat...
Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Sharks to help Dolphins

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I find science and technology news interesting to read but that's the nerd in me. Anyway, I ran across this Sharks Provide Key Insight F...
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I'm an Information Technology Professional. I have 12 years of experience both military and civilian working in and around submarines. I also have a strong interest in the sea.
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