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 ---

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Lost Boats Memorial Service 4/29/06

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USSVI Rhode Island Base - honors lost submarines of the cold war with memorial service. This past weekend I participated in a small memorial...
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Saturday, April 29, 2006

USS Batfish (SS-310) Museum - Boat Photos

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Boat photos from the USS Batfish (SS-310) Museum Muskogee, OK ( click on each photo for a larger view ) ( All Photos Courtesy Don Bonn - USS...
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USS Batfish (SS-310) Museum - Walk of Honor

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Photos from the Walk of Honor USS Batfish (SS-310) Museum Muskogee, OK ( Click on each photo for a larger view ) Batfish Crew Memorial Below...
Thursday, April 27, 2006

Entertainment for Nukes and Computer Geeks

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If you're a self-confessed computer geek or a closet one for that matter you'll probably enjoy this video. Pipe Dream...
Wednesday, April 26, 2006

No Thanks, I'll pass on the Submarine Sandwich!

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From Kitsapsun.com “ Hunger Striker Protests Electric Boat Inspections ”. BREMERTON A 43-year-old Bremerton man is entering the 30th day of ...
Saturday, April 22, 2006

Mystery Item

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Found this "sucker" in my basement in a pile of old keys during a spring cleaning "drill". Mystery Item??? Any submarine...
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Friday, April 21, 2006

Antarctica, Chilly Willy and a One Man Submarine

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Fellow submariner, blogger and warm climate creature Gus Van Horn has a recent post “ Cool Antarctica Stuff ” about the movie The March of...
Tuesday, April 18, 2006

The Old Commute... Gone

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The old Jamestown bridge over the west passage of Narragansett Bay was finally demolished with 75lbs of explosives. NYT article with link to...

Swearing like a Submarine Sailor on Helium

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WARNING: Bad language used.... I got a laugh out this video titled " An Encounter with Hypothermia-Induced Tourette Syndrome ". L...
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Iran and Oil as a Weapon

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Iran’s recent naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz was, if not a public relations stunt for the hometown crowd, then a demonstration (how...
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Sunday, April 16, 2006

Spring a time for renewal

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With Spring and Easter upon us I'm ready for the promise of renewal they both bring. This past fall and winter has been one of the harde...
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Monday, April 10, 2006

Disaster in the Deep

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AmericanHeritage.com / Disaster in the Deep “Experiencing minor difficulty.” It was 9:13 on the morning of April 10, 1963—43 years ago today...
Thursday, April 06, 2006

Video - Predator UAV + Insurgents IED = Hellfire

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This was a bad day to be an insurgent.
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Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Secret Iranian Navy Training Film

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With the current revelations about Iranian Navy’s secret weapons programs including stealth technology, underwater missiles and flying boats...
Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Iranian divers – more bravado from IRINN TV

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Iranian divers blowing up an unfinished oil platform, deployed from an underpowered overloaded boat dingy and a 1960’s Russian built helicop...
Monday, April 03, 2006

Iran Posturing with New Missile?

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Is Iran posturing with its current war-game “ Holy Prophet ”? MilBloggers EagleSpeak and Bubblehead have some information up (here and here...
Friday, March 31, 2006

Iran - The Nuclear Football Keeps Moving Down Field

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Iran update - earlier in the month I said about the Iran situation "its only going to get ugly from here... ", well it's not ...
Saturday, March 25, 2006

Video 1982 - One of Our Submarines is Missing

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Remember when MTV had no commercials and only played music videos? From that time 1982: Thomas Dolby - One of Our Submarines is Missing One...
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A Lesson in Supporting the Troops

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All those who claim they "support the troops" but not the Global War on Terror, the Iraq War or just the violence of war in gener...

EB Green Tape – the stuff of urban legends

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I recently read piece in Wired titled “ Worlds Greatest Tool: Duct Tape ” and it got me to thinking about the “EB Green” variety. EB Green i...
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