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 ---

Monday, October 03, 2005

When a political blog does ocean science – you get?

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I don't do the political blog thing and try to keep it to submarine topics, science and technology. But what would you get if you did mo...
Friday, September 30, 2005

Aussie Submarine Rescue System - Deficient

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The US Navy has it's DSRV the UK Royal Navy uses the LR5 and Russian Navy has the ill fated Priz class but what does the Australian Na...
Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Live Webcast of an Ocean Floor Exploration

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The National Science Foundation, W.M. Keck Foundation, ResearchChannel and the University of Washington TV have teamed up in an effort to pr...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Architeuthis Filmed at Depth

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Architeuthis or Giant Squid for centuries has been the monster of legends and a scientific mystery. None have ever been observed in the wild...
Sunday, September 25, 2005

NUWC - Submarine Engineering Support Contracts Awarded

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The US Navy has recently awarded three contacts for electronic systems program engineering, life cycle and in-service support totaling appro...
Thursday, September 22, 2005

Raging Rita

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From the Eye on the Fleet photo gallery. GOES-12 Satellite infrared image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif. ...
Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Video file footage of Russian Submarine Force

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Ever want to take a sneak peek at a Russian Submarine underway? How about the inside of an operational sub complete with Russian sailors loo...
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Monday, September 19, 2005

Trident I (C4) Missile System Retired

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With little to no fan fair the Trident I (C4) missile system has been essentially retired from service. A ceremony held on Sept. 7, 2005 mar...
Thursday, September 15, 2005

Cocaine Submarine Force Reduction

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The Columbian cocaine Navy is at it again, this time with a drug cargo UUV (Unmanned Underwater Vehicle). AP World News is reporting " ...
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Thursday, September 08, 2005

I Feel The Need, The Need for Speed!

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Having grown up as a Navy brat I was usually near a military installation that started with NAS. My father was a career Navy Seabee and I li...
Monday, September 05, 2005

Alligator Hunting

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA and the Office of Naval Research ONR have teamed up to search for the civil war sub...
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Thursday, September 01, 2005

The Original Silent Ships

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One hundred and fifty four years ago on August 31, 1851 the Yankee clipper ship The Flying Cloud arrived in San Francisco from New York afte...
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Saturday, August 27, 2005

Repel Boarders "The Video Game"

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The old adage “practice makes perfect” takes many forms. Athletes call it muscle memory where you do same physical moves over and over until...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Brac - Clean Sweep!!!

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That is a clean sweep for the Submarine community in New England. The Brac Commission has voted to take the Submarine Base in New London and...
Sunday, August 21, 2005

We Build the Best -Submarines

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“W E B uild th E B est” written in a silhouette of a Submarine, that was the bumper sticker I had on my car in 1978 when I worked for Electr...
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Sunday, August 14, 2005

Submarines True Systems of “Transformation”

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Consider the following questions: Do submarines provide a valuable asset to the “Transformation” of the American military into a network-cen...
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Thursday, August 11, 2005

Film of the Shot of the Day

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Back a little over a week ago I had a " Shot of the Day " featuring the USS Pilotfish (SS-386) resting in 175 feet of water at the...
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Monday, August 08, 2005

My Russian Watch is Broken

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About a year and a half ago, I purchased a Russian Submariner's watch over the internet. Sometime after I started wearing it I showed it...
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Sunday, August 07, 2005

I was Four Striper for Four Minutes Today

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Actually two four stripers (CAPTs), so here is how it happened. I went to the Russian Juliett 484 in Providence today as I do every weekend....

Bad Air and AS-28 Submersible Rescue

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During this crisis, there had been ongoing conflicting reports on how much air the trapped crew of AS28 had to survive on. Bubblehead noted ...
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