Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Submariner in Space?

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I was looking at technology news this evening and ran across a piece of local RI interest relating to NASA doing tours of schools nationwid...
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Sunday, May 29, 2005

RI locals stunned by the obvious.

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When I heard the news of the possable closing of the New London Sub Base I made the immediate connection to the local RI economy and Electri...

Engineering Heavy Weight

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When there's no room to maneuver in Maneuvering perhaps Shipshape is the answer! A Submariner's favorite - Sticky Buns . They go rea...
Friday, May 27, 2005

Sub Base New London Closing Criteria?

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Connecticut politicians and advocates for keeping the New London Submarine Base open are going to have a tough time convincing the BRAC Com...
Wednesday, May 25, 2005

USS Alabama SSBN731 - 20 Years Today

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The USS Alabama SSBN 731 is 20 years old today. That's about half way through the expected life of a Trident submarine hull. I found a ...
Sunday, May 22, 2005

Snorkel Mask

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Snorkel Mask or Snorkel Mast ? A little sound to bring back some bubblehead memories ( wav ). There's a great ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Men of Integrity and Courage

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The grounding of the USS San Francisco has been a curiosity to the general public, a failure of procedure and informational systems to the N...
Sunday, May 15, 2005

Cookiecutter Sharks and Submarines

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Here's something I never knew. I was watching a show about sharks with my son recently and a strange little shark was mentioned, the Coo...
Friday, May 13, 2005

Friday the 13th BRAC ATTACK

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The BRAC commission has released their recommendations ( pdf link )and it came as no surprise New England and it's Submarine community w...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

SSN 711 grounding position on chart 81023

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I've plotted the latitude and Longitude position on Chart 81023 of the USS San Francisco's grounding as reported in the unclassified...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005

SSN 711 Grounding Report Encl:(137) USNS HESS

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I started reading the investigation report on the USS San Francisco grounding and found an interesting reference in the list of ship's p...
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Sunday, May 08, 2005

Tin-foil Central with Satire

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Boy, the submarine blogging community is all over this story about a new conspiracy theory relating to the Kursk sinking. Both WillyShake an...
Friday, May 06, 2005

Frigate Bird May 6, 1962 23:30 (GMT)

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On this date in 1962 the USS Ethan Allen SSBN 608 conducted the only operational test and detonation of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missi...
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Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Weakest of Links

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I haven’t posted anything in a few days and was looking for something interesting to write about that related to submarines. I didn’t want t...
Sunday, May 01, 2005

Ghost Nets – silent curtains of death

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Ghost nets, another term for lost or abandon commercial fishing gear, are a growing danger to marine life. This is a problem that the NOAA ...
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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