Virtual Globetrotting: Submarines

Virtual Globetrotting: Submarines http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2009 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:05:26 -0800 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Atlantis submarine]]>

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Atlantis submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-17 12:05:26
Atlantis Submarines is a passenger submarine company. The company currently has 11 submarines and operates undersea tours in Grand Cayman, Barbados, Aruba, Guam, Cozumel and on the Hawaii Islands of Kona, Maui and Oahu. The company launched the world's first commercial passenger submarine tours in Grand Cayman in 1986. It has since serviced more than 11 million passengers.

The Atlantis XIV, which sails from Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, accommodates 64 passengers and is the world's largest passenger submarine.]]>

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2 Submarines
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By: gamma
@ 2009-05-31 14:38:41]]>

2 Submarines
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By: gamma
@ 2009-05-31 14:38:41]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-submarines/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-submarines/ Sun, 31 May 2009 14:38:41 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-submarines/ 59.98608700 29.75812200 <![CDATA[Submarine]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2009-05-31 14:24:22]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2009-05-31 14:24:22]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-27/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-27/ Sun, 31 May 2009 14:24:22 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-27/ 59.93210300 30.27512300 <![CDATA[Submarine]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2009-05-31 14:20:51]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2009-05-31 14:20:51]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-26/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-26/ Sun, 31 May 2009 14:20:51 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-26/ 59.92128600 30.27024100 <![CDATA[Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage]]>

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Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-05-22 15:22:48]]>

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Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-05-22 15:22:48]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/finding-nemo-submarine-voyage/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/finding-nemo-submarine-voyage/ Fri, 22 May 2009 15:22:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/finding-nemo-submarine-voyage/ 33.81294700 -117.91692700 <![CDATA[Tourist submarine "The Nautilus"]]>

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Tourist submarine "The Nautilus"
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-05-14 10:15:25]]>

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Tourist submarine "The Nautilus"
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-05-14 10:15:25]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tourist-submarine-the-nautilus/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tourist-submarine-the-nautilus/ Thu, 14 May 2009 10:15:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tourist-submarine-the-nautilus/ 33.34352900 -118.31985200 <![CDATA[Submarine in Motion]]>

Submarine in Motion
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-03-04 15:51:50]]>

Submarine in Motion
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-03-04 15:51:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-in-motion-2/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-in-motion-2/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:51:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-in-motion-2/ 67.17749700 41.46896800 <![CDATA[Submarine near China]]>

Submarine near China
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-03-04 13:14:22]]>

Submarine near China
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-03-04 13:14:22]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-near-china/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-near-china/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:14:22 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-near-china/ 38.74488300 121.49675700 <![CDATA[Underwater habitat 'Helgoland']]>

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Underwater habitat 'Helgoland'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-02-25 10:18:04
The 'Helgoland' underwater laboratory (UWL), built in Lübeck in 1968, was the first of its kind in the world built for use in colder waters.

The 14 m long, 7 m wide and 7 m high UWL meant that divers were able to spend several weeks under water. The scientists and technicians would live and work in the laboratory, returning to it after every diving session. Only once they had reached the end of their stay did they decompressed in the UWL itself, being able to then resurface without coming to any harm.
The UWL was used in the waters of the North and Baltic Seas as well as on the east coast of the USA. At the end of the 1970s it was decommissioned.]]>

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Resurgam II Submarine (replica)
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-02-25 10:04:58]]>

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Resurgam II Submarine (replica)
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By: mlc1us
@ 2009-02-25 10:04:58]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resurgam-ii-submarine-replica/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resurgam-ii-submarine-replica/ Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:04:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/resurgam-ii-submarine-replica/ 53.39551400 -3.01053900 <![CDATA[Civil War Submarine H. L. Hunley replica]]>

Civil War Submarine H. L. Hunley replica
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-12-10 09:48:49
H. L. Hunley was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that demonstrated both the advantages and the dangers of undersea warfare. The Hunley was the first submarine to sink an enemy warship, although the submarine was also lost following the successful attack. The Confederates lost 32 men in Hunley's career. The submarine was renamed after the death of her inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley, and some time after she had been taken into the Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina.

H. L. Hunley, almost 40 feet (12 m) long, was built at Mobile, Alabama, launched in July 1863, and shipped by rail to Charleston, SC on August 12, 1863. On February 17, 1864, Hunley attacked and sank the 1240-ton[1]steam sloop USS Housatonic in Charleston harbor, but soon after, Hunley also apparently sank, drowning all 8 crewmen. Over 136 years later, on August 8, 2000, the wreck was recovered, and on April 17, 2004, the DNA-identified remains of the eight Hunley crewmen were interred in Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery, with full military honors.]]>

Abandoned Yellow Submarine of Coney Island Creek

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Abandoned Yellow Submarine of Coney Island Creek
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-10-13 13:39:01
Built in 1963 by a private citizen to explore the Andria Doria wreck. Sunk at launching...

"The crane engineer lowered the sub completely into Coney Island Creek, disregarding Bianco's instructions. Bianco had removed the ballast from one side of the sub to save money, since the cost of launch was calculated by the pound, and the engineer was told to lower it only partly into the creek. Like the ocean liner it was supposed to help salvage, the Yellow Submarine listed severely in the water and couldn't be launched. Biano later refilled the ballast and tethered the sub, but his backers' enthusiasm waned, and he could never return to the project. Eventually some of the sub's parts were stolen, and it got loose from its moorings in 1981."]]>

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Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2008-07-12 09:41:53]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2008-07-12 09:41:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-25/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-25/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:41:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-25/ 43.12036400 5.91981200 <![CDATA[Submarine in Drydock]]>

Submarine in Drydock
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By: gamma
@ 2008-07-12 09:38:14]]>

Submarine in Drydock
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By: gamma
@ 2008-07-12 09:38:14]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-in-drydock-3/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-in-drydock-3/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:38:14 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-in-drydock-3/ 43.12397000 5.91346100 <![CDATA[Russian Victor III Class Submarine used in filming of The World Is Not Enough]]>

Russian Victor III Class Submarine used in filming of The World Is Not Enough

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Russian Victor III Class Submarine used in filming of The World Is Not Enough
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-12 13:43:50]]>

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Russian Victor III Class Submarine used in filming of The World Is Not Enough
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-12 13:43:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-victor-iii-class-submarine-used-in-filming-of-the-world-is-not-enough/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-victor-iii-class-submarine-used-in-filming-of-the-world-is-not-enough/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:43:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-victor-iii-class-submarine-used-in-filming-of-the-world-is-not-enough/ 51.39577081 0.52663728 <![CDATA[Orange Submarine]]>

Orange Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2008-01-30 14:18:49]]>

Orange Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2008-01-30 14:18:49]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/orange-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/orange-submarine/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:18:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/orange-submarine/ 34.89737600 33.65815600 <![CDATA[Missile Recovery Submarine]]>

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Missile Recovery Submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:18:54]]>

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Missile Recovery Submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:18:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/missile-recovery-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/missile-recovery-submarine/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:18:54 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/missile-recovery-submarine/ 34.71013700 -86.65592900 <![CDATA[Peral Submarine]]>

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Peral Submarine
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-01-27 19:48:39]]>

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Peral Submarine
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-01-27 19:48:39]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/peral-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/peral-submarine/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:48:39 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/peral-submarine/ 37.59778000 -0.98234500 <![CDATA[Captain Nemo's submarine 'Nautilus']]>

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Captain Nemo's submarine 'Nautilus'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-12-21 10:46:11
The Nautilus was the fictional submarine featured in Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1874). Verne named the Nautilus after Robert Fulton's real-life submarine Nautilus (1800).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/captain-nemos-submarine-nautilus/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/captain-nemos-submarine-nautilus/ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:46:11 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/captain-nemos-submarine-nautilus/ 35.62616000 139.88427000 <![CDATA[Ohio Class Submarine heading out to sea from King's Bay]]>

Ohio Class Submarine heading out to sea from King's Bay
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-27 14:19:53
mlc1us's other post caused me to hunt around a bit further.

The United States has 18 Ohio-class submarines:

* 14 nuclear-powered SSBNs, each armed with 24 Trident II SLBMs; they are also known as "Trident" submarines, and provide the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad of the United States strategic deterrent forces
* 4 nuclear-powered SSGNs, each armed with 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles with conventional warheads

The 14 Trident II SSBNs together carry around fifty percent of the total U.S. strategic warhead inventory. The exact number varies in an unpredictable and highly classified manner, at or below a maximum set by various strategic arms limitation treaties. Although the missiles have no pre-set targets when the submarine goes on patrol, the platform, when required, is capable of rapid targeting using secure and constant at-sea communications links. The Ohio class is the largest type of submarine ever constructed for the U.S. Navy, and are second only to the Russian Typhoon-class in mass and size.

The Ohio-class submarines were specifically designed for extended deterrence patrols. Each submarine is complemented by two crews, Blue and Gold, with each crew operating on a 100-day interval. To decrease the time in port for crew turnover and replenishment, three large logistics hatches are fitted to provide large diameter resupply and repair openings. These hatches allow sailors to rapidly transfer supply pallets, equipment replacement modules and machinery components, significantly reducing the time required for replenishment and maintenance. The class design allows the vessel to operate for 15+ years between overhauls. The ships are purported to be as stealthy at 20 knots (their cruising speed) as previous subs were at a dead crawl of 6 knots, although exact information remains classified.]]>

Les Mystères du Nautilus - Captain Nemo's submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-29 18:43:24]]>

Les Mystères du Nautilus - Captain Nemo's submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-29 18:43:24]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/les-myst-res-du-nautilus-captain-nemos-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/les-myst-res-du-nautilus-captain-nemos-submarine/ Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:43:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/les-myst-res-du-nautilus-captain-nemos-submarine/ 48.87352500 2.77946500 <![CDATA[USS Croaker]]>

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USS Croaker
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-05-20 15:51:20
At Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. Launched in 1943. Decommissioned in 1971.]]>

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USS Croaker
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-05-20 15:51:20
At Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. Launched in 1943. Decommissioned in 1971.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-croaker/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-croaker/ Sun, 20 May 2007 15:51:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-croaker/ 42.87817700 -78.88164800 <![CDATA[Semi-submersable exploring kelp beds off Avalon]]>

Semi-submersable exploring kelp beds off Avalon

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Semi-submersable exploring kelp beds off Avalon
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By: Pdunn
@ 2007-04-26 20:49:56]]>

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Semi-submersable exploring kelp beds off Avalon
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By: Pdunn
@ 2007-04-26 20:49:56]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/semi-submersable-exploring-kelp-beds-off-avalon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/semi-submersable-exploring-kelp-beds-off-avalon/ Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:49:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/semi-submersable-exploring-kelp-beds-off-avalon/ 33.34294300 -118.32096700 <![CDATA[Submarine H. L. Hunley replica]]>

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Submarine H. L. Hunley replica
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-03-31 16:15:16
A replica of the Hunley is on display outside the Charleston Museum.

H. L. Hunley was a submarine of the Confederate States Navy that demonstrated both the advantages and the dangers of undersea warfare. Hunley was the first submarine to sink a warship, though the sub was also lost following the engagement. Though some know the submarine by the name CSS H. L. Hunley, she was not commissioned and therefore does not warrant the "CSS" prefix.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-h-l-hunley-replica/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-h-l-hunley-replica/ Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:15:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-h-l-hunley-replica/ 32.78933000 -79.93568900 <![CDATA[Nuclear reactor compartment of the USS Parche on a barge]]>

Nuclear reactor compartment of the USS Parche on a barge
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-03-14 10:35:20
Preparing to be transfered to Hanford, WA.]]>

Nuclear reactor compartment of the USS Parche on a barge
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-03-14 10:35:20
Preparing to be transfered to Hanford, WA.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nuclear-reactor-compartment-of-the-uss-parche-on-a-barge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nuclear-reactor-compartment-of-the-uss-parche-on-a-barge/ Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:35:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nuclear-reactor-compartment-of-the-uss-parche-on-a-barge/ 47.55673000 -122.63611000 <![CDATA[Subwrecks]]>

Subwrecks
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:47:55]]>

Subwrecks
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:47:55]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/subwrecks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/subwrecks/ Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:47:55 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/subwrecks/ 64.58347700 39.82670500 <![CDATA[2 Subs]]>

2 Subs
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:44:45]]>

2 Subs
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:44:45]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-subs-3/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-subs-3/ Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:44:45 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-subs-3/ 64.58434300 39.81409900 <![CDATA[Submarine]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:42:53]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:42:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-7/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-7/ Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:42:53 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-7/ 64.57856800 39.78498100 <![CDATA[Submarine]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:40:23]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:40:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-6/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-6/ Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:40:23 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-6/ 64.57222600 39.76566900 <![CDATA[Sub in Drydock]]>

Sub in Drydock
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:38:14]]>

Sub in Drydock
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:38:14]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sub-in-drydock-3/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sub-in-drydock-3/ Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:38:14 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sub-in-drydock-3/ 64.57401700 39.79542000 <![CDATA[Towing a Sub]]>

Towing a Sub
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:36:16]]>

Towing a Sub
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-06 15:36:16]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/towing-a-sub/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/towing-a-sub/ Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:36:16 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/towing-a-sub/ 64.57604400 39.80561300 <![CDATA[Whiskey class submarine S 359]]>

Whiskey class submarine S 359
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2007-03-04 07:33:03
Ex-Soviet Whiskey class submarine S 359 on display at Nakskov, Denmark. The Danes call it "U 359".]]>

Whiskey class submarine S 359
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2007-03-04 07:33:03
Ex-Soviet Whiskey class submarine S 359 on display at Nakskov, Denmark. The Danes call it "U 359".]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whiskey-class-submarine-s-359/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whiskey-class-submarine-s-359/ Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:33:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/whiskey-class-submarine-s-359/ 54.83076200 11.12906200 <![CDATA[Small sub ?]]>

Small sub ?
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By: gamma
@ 2007-02-17 15:47:30
Anyone, doesn't look like a sailing boat...]]>

Small sub ?
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By: gamma
@ 2007-02-17 15:47:30
Anyone, doesn't look like a sailing boat...]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/small-sub/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/small-sub/ Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:47:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/small-sub/ 35.90611900 14.50417400 <![CDATA[2 Subs]]>

2 Subs
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By: gamma
@ 2007-02-11 11:44:06]]>

2 Subs
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By: gamma
@ 2007-02-11 11:44:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-subs-2/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-subs-2/ Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:44:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-subs-2/ 52.89836400 158.43605900 <![CDATA[Submarine]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2007-02-11 11:41:30]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2007-02-11 11:41:30]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-4/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-4/ Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:41:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-4/ 52.90028900 158.43736200 <![CDATA[Submarine]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2007-02-11 11:14:10]]>

Submarine
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By: gamma
@ 2007-02-11 11:14:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-3/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-3/ Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:14:10 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-3/ 52.90758900 158.51996900 <![CDATA[Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine]]>

Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine

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Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-02-09 04:01:05]]>

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Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-02-09 04:01:05]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ohio-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ohio-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine/ Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:01:05 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ohio-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine/ 47.73221600 -122.74169500 <![CDATA[Sub in drydock]]>

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Sub in drydock
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By: Pdunn
@ 2007-01-31 15:02:31]]>

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Sub in drydock
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By: Pdunn
@ 2007-01-31 15:02:31]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sub-in-drydock-2/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sub-in-drydock-2/ Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:02:31 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sub-in-drydock-2/ 47.56267900 -122.63551300 <![CDATA[Wreck of WWI submarine HMS J3]]>

Wreck of WWI submarine HMS J3
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-12-21 13:22:50
Towards the end of 1914, early in World War I, disturbing rumours began to circulate that the newest German submarines were capable of a much higher surface speed than British boats, one report giving their speed at about 22 knots. The rumours were sufficiently strong to force serious consideration of the matter by the Admiralty, and at the same time consideration was given to the idea that submarines should have a high enough surface speed to be able to work with the fleet. The reports concerning the speed of the German submarines proved to be spurious, but the idea of a British submarine with a high surface speed gained ground. The immediate result of this concern was the development of the J Class, which were unique with their three shafts. Originally eight boats were planned but this was reduced to six and then increased to seven. As a result of these changes the boats originally intended to be J7 and J8 were renumbered in April 1915 as J3 and J4 respectively.

HMS J3 commissioned in the Royal Navy on 27 April 1916 and was allocated to the 11th Submarine Flotilla based at Blyth, Northumberland.

Following the conclusion of hostilities in World War I, the Admiralty in 1918 presented the six remaining boats of the J Class to the Australian Government – J6 had been sunk in error in 1918 by a British ship. All the submarines commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy at Portsmouth on 25 March 1919, as tenders to the submarine depot ship HMAS PLATYPUS, J7 being the senior boat. The Commanding Officer of J3 was Lieutenant Henry K.B. Mitchell RN.

After uneventful service, little of which was spent at sea, J3 and her five sisters paid off into Reserve at Westernport on 12 July 1922. The boats had become victims of the worsening economic conditions of the time, coupled with their high cost of maintenance.

J3 was dismantled and the hull sunk as a breakwater at Swan Island, Port Phillip Bay, in 1926.]]>

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U Boat Wilhelm Bauer
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-12-19 13:09:42
The Wilhelm Bauer (originally designated U-2540) is a Type XXI U-boat which was completed shortly before the end of World War II. It was scuttled at the end of the war, having never gone on patrol. It is the only floating example of a XXI U-Boat.

In 1957, after more than 10 years on the floor of the Baltic sea near Flensburg, it was raised, overhauled at Howaldtswerke, Kiel, and commissioned as a research vessel in the Bundesmarine. It is at this time that it was named after Wilhelm Bauer, the designer of the first German U-boat Brandtaucher built in Kiel by August Howaldt in 1850.

It served in the Bundesmarine until 1980. In 1983 it was restored to its original World War II configuration and became a museum ship as part of the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven, Germany.]]>

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White Sub
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By: gamma
@ 2006-12-04 19:42:15
Looks like some kind of testing or manufacturing thing...]]>

White Sub
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By: gamma
@ 2006-12-04 19:42:15
Looks like some kind of testing or manufacturing thing...]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/white-sub/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/white-sub/ Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:42:15 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/white-sub/ 54.32413600 10.16128900 <![CDATA[Submarine Sectional rings]]>

Submarine Sectional rings
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By: bobpiggy
@ 2006-12-02 15:46:28
Electric Boat Corporation, Quonset Point Facility - North Kingstown, RI]]>

Submarine Sectional rings
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By: bobpiggy
@ 2006-12-02 15:46:28
Electric Boat Corporation, Quonset Point Facility - North Kingstown, RI]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-sectional-rings/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-sectional-rings/ Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:46:28 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-sectional-rings/ 41.58636700 -71.42238700 <![CDATA[Chinese submarine under construction]]>

Chinese submarine under construction
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-11-27 22:55:02]]>

Chinese submarine under construction
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-11-27 22:55:02]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-submarine-under-construction/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-submarine-under-construction/ Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:55:02 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-submarine-under-construction/ 40.71725700 120.99176600 <![CDATA[Submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287) Museum and Park]]>

Submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287) Museum and Park

Submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287) Museum and Park
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-11-06 11:47:17
USS Bowfin (SS/AGSS-287), Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the bowfin, a fresh water fish of the eastern United States.

Bowfin was laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine on 23 July 1942; launched on 7 December 1942 by Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James O. Gawne.; and commissioned on 1 May 1943, Commander Joseph H. Willingham in command.

Bowfin departed New London, Conn., 1 July 1943 and arrived at Brisbane, Australia 10 August 1943. Between 16 August 1943 and 4 July 1945 she completed nine war patrols operating from the Netherlands East Indies to the Sea of Japan and the waters south of Hokkaido. Bowfin sank 15 merchantmen and one frigate for a total of 68,032 tons. She also shared credit with Aspro (SS-309) for a 4,500-ton merchantman.

Bowfin sunk Tsushima Maru, an evacuation ship for schoolchildren, on her way from Okinawa to Kagoshima on August 21, 1944 . 1,484 civilians including 767 schoolchildren were killed.

Leaving Pearl Harbor 29 August 1945 Bowfin sailed to the east coast, arriving at Tompkinsville, N.Y., 21 September. She operated with the Atlantic Fleet until placed out of commission in reserve at New London, Conn., 12 February 1947.

Bowfin was decommissioned on 12 February 1947 and placed in reserve at New London in Connecticut, until recommissioned on 27 July 1951. She was decommissioned again on 22 April 1954 and placed in reserve at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. She was recommissioned on 10 January 1960 and served as a pierside trainer at Seattle, Washington. She was redesignated an Auxiliary Research Submarine, AGSS-287, in 1962.

On 1 December 1971, Bowfin was decommissioned for the final time and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. She is preserved as a memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Bowfin was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her 2nd offensive war patrol and the Navy Unit Commendation for her 6th offensive war patrol and eight battle stars for her World War II. In addition, she was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.]]>

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Submersible vessel, Star III
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-26 10:47:42
In front of Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institute.]]>

BEV

Submersible vessel, Star III
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-26 10:47:42
In front of Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institute.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submersible-vessel-star-iii/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submersible-vessel-star-iii/ Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:47:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submersible-vessel-star-iii/ 32.86624700 -117.24958800 <![CDATA[Three Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines]]>

Three Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-21 20:44:51
Another in the shed to the NNE.]]>

Three Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-21 20:44:51
Another in the shed to the NNE.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-ohio-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarines/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-ohio-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarines/ Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:44:51 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-ohio-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarines/ 47.74384700 -122.73209600 <![CDATA[Two Los Angeles Class attack submarines]]>

Two Los Angeles Class attack submarines
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-21 20:35:44]]>

Two Los Angeles Class attack submarines
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-21 20:35:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-los-angeles-class-attack-submarines/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-los-angeles-class-attack-submarines/ Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:35:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-los-angeles-class-attack-submarines/ 43.08132500 -70.74685700 <![CDATA[Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine USS Florida (SSGN-728) with missile tubes open]]>

Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine USS Florida (SSGN-728) with missile tubes open

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Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine USS Florida (SSGN-728) with missile tubes open
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-16 22:15:03
On Feb. 10, 2005, USS Florida (SSGN 728) undocked, thereby achieving a major milestone in the overhaul and conversion process for the guided-missile submarine (SSGN) program. The milestone was achieved one week ahead of the scheduled date of Feb. 16. Florida was the second of four ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) being converted into state-of-the-art, multimission, guided-missile submarines. Florida's conversion was, as of then, more than 49 percent complete, and the boat was scheduled to return to the fleet April 1, 2006.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ohio-class-guided-missile-submarine-uss-florida-ssgn-728-with-missile-tubes-open/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ohio-class-guided-missile-submarine-uss-florida-ssgn-728-with-missile-tubes-open/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:15:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ohio-class-guided-missile-submarine-uss-florida-ssgn-728-with-missile-tubes-open/ 36.81435300 -76.29806400 <![CDATA[Dutch Submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S 805)]]>

Dutch Submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S 805)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-16 11:19:19]]>

Dutch Submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S 805)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-16 11:19:19]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dutch-submarine-hnlms-tonijn-s-805/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dutch-submarine-hnlms-tonijn-s-805/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:19:19 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dutch-submarine-hnlms-tonijn-s-805/ 52.96358400 4.77150800 <![CDATA[Yushio or Harushio class submarine]]>

Yushio or Harushio class submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-02 17:51:44]]>

Yushio or Harushio class submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-02 17:51:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yushio-or-harushio-class-submarine-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yushio-or-harushio-class-submarine-1/ Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:51:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yushio-or-harushio-class-submarine-1/ 35.28579200 139.65956600 <![CDATA[Yushio or Harushio class submarine]]>

Yushio or Harushio class submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-02 17:48:34]]>

Yushio or Harushio class submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-02 17:48:34]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yushio-or-harushio-class-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yushio-or-harushio-class-submarine/ Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:48:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yushio-or-harushio-class-submarine/ 35.28986900 139.65833700 <![CDATA[Sub in Styrofoam]]>

BEV

Sub in Styrofoam
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-09-26 20:11:16]]>

BEV

Sub in Styrofoam
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-09-26 20:11:16]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sub-in-styrofoam/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sub-in-styrofoam/ Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:11:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sub-in-styrofoam/ 32.67977100 -117.12332400 <![CDATA[Russian submarines in storage before dismantlement at Ara shipyard]]>

Russian submarines in storage before dismantlement at Ara shipyard

Russian submarines in storage before dismantlement at Ara shipyard
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By: sicqnus
@ 2006-08-20 08:01:34
The Ara area has served as a base for diesel-powered submarines in the 60's. Later for Nuclear submarines in the 70's. Nowadays, about a dozen nuclear-powered submarines are waiting for de-fueling and dismantlement. This facility also has small storage capacity for solid and liquid radioactive waste. You can see old Type 641 "Tango-class" submarines and two Type 671RTM "Viktor III-class" SSN submarines waiting to be scrapped. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-submarines-in-storage-before-dismantlement-at-ara-shipyard/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-submarines-in-storage-before-dismantlement-at-ara-shipyard/ Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:01:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-submarines-in-storage-before-dismantlement-at-ara-shipyard/ 69.38472500 32.79427500 <![CDATA[Russian SSBN project 667 "Delta IV" in drydock]]>

Russian SSBN project 667 "Delta IV" in drydock

Russian SSBN project 667 "Delta IV" in drydock
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By: sicqnus
@ 2006-08-19 10:36:24
6 working units in the Russian navy. Fitted with
16 SS-N-23 (4 MIRV - 100 kT) + 4 TLT de 533 mm (18 missiles / torpedoes)]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-ssbn-project-667-delta-iv-in-drydock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-ssbn-project-667-delta-iv-in-drydock/ Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:36:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-ssbn-project-667-delta-iv-in-drydock/ 69.06011400 33.20512500 <![CDATA[Conning tower from the USS Balao (SS-285)]]>

Conning tower from the USS Balao (SS-285)

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Conning tower from the USS Balao (SS-285)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-08-13 16:15:39
Balao (SS-285) was launched 27 October 1942 by Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, sponsored by Mrs. Theodore C. Aylward, wife of Lieutenant Commander Aylward, commissioned 4 February 1943, Lieutenant Commander R. H. Crane in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet.

Balao's war operations span a period from 25 July 1943 until 27 August 1945. During this period she completed ten war patrols. She is credited with having sunk seven Japanese ships totalling 32,108 tons, in addition to sinking by gunfire 1100 tons of miscellaneous enemy small craft.

Balao was redesignated an Auxiliary Research Submarine, AGSS-285, in 1960. She was decommissioned, 11 July 1963, and struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1963. She was sunk as a target, 4 September 1963 off Charleston, SC.; her conning tower and periscope shears were removed prior to sinking as a target for display at the Navy Memorial Museum, Washington, DC.

Balao received nine battle stars for her World War II service.

SS/AGSS-285 Balao appeared as the hard-luck submarine in the 1959 Cary Grant/Tony Curtis motion picture comedy "Operation Petticoat." Through a major portion of the movie, she was painted pink! ]]>

BEV

Unpowered yellow submarine used for torpedo target

BEV

Unpowered yellow submarine used for torpedo target
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-07-07 11:00:10
This test platform, formally titled Weapon Set-To-hit Threat Target (WSTTT), was developed in San Diego to support Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) operations used to test Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) sensors and weapons. It can be lowered and raised from a surface support platform, but has no dedicated propulsion system. The platform allows unarmed ASW torpedoes to impact the vessel without damage.

Possible picture here.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/unpowered-yellow-submarine-used-for-torpedo-target/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/unpowered-yellow-submarine-used-for-torpedo-target/ Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:00:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/unpowered-yellow-submarine-used-for-torpedo-target/ 32.70356500 -117.23495300 <![CDATA[USS Dolphin (AGSS 555)]]>

USS Dolphin (AGSS 555)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-07-07 10:56:54
The USS Dolphin is the Navy's only operational, diesel electric, deep-diving submarine and provides dedicated support for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation of advanced deep ocean systems and materials. USS Dolphin can carry significant payloads in excess of any other deep diving submersible. It can also maintain extensive onboard laboratory facilities and support sustained operations at sea without support vessels. Employed by both civilian and Navy activities, USS Dolphin's unique design can be adapted to a wide range of projects and attached equipment. USS Dolphin has precision navigation capabilities, bottom imaging, and precision forward-looking sonar as basic capabilities. The project sponsor is normally expected to fund unique modifications required for project support.]]>

North Korean Mini-sub (SSC Sang-o Class) in Drydock

North Korean Mini-sub (SSC Sang-o Class) in Drydock
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-06-27 19:59:07
As often is the case, the shadow is more revealing than the sub itself. Check out the large protrusion on her bow.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/north-korean-mini-sub-ssc-sang-o-class-in-drydock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/north-korean-mini-sub-ssc-sang-o-class-in-drydock/ Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:59:07 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/north-korean-mini-sub-ssc-sang-o-class-in-drydock/ 40.20178100 128.65796500 <![CDATA[Rubis or Scorpène class submarine at sea]]>

Rubis or Scorpène class submarine at sea

Rubis or Scorpène class submarine at sea
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-23 10:37:40
Identified on the GE forums as Rubis class but I think the sail is too far back for it to be a Rubis.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rubis-or-scorp-ne-class-submarine-at-sea/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rubis-or-scorp-ne-class-submarine-at-sea/ Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:37:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rubis-or-scorp-ne-class-submarine-at-sea/ 43.09770800 5.95327300 <![CDATA[Ming class submarine at sea]]>

Ming class submarine at sea
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-23 10:15:42
The People's Republic of China has built 84 slightly modified copies of the Romeo class design, with a noise reduction level of more than 20 dB. Most of these vessels were intended for use in the People's Liberation Army Navy. These boats still exist, although a large proportion is suspected to be out of service. These boats include at least two types: Type 033 and Type 033G, with G stands for Gai, meaning modified in Chinese. Type 033G has the improved version of weapon control systems so that it can launch ASW torpedoes, as well as indigenously torpedoes with western origin, and this capability is added to Type 033 during overhaul/refit. However, despite such attempts, by modern standard, these submarines have very little ASW capability. The most obvious external difference between the two is that at the forward base of the conning tower, there is an intrusion for Type 033 class, while there is none for Type 033G.

China has also built about 20 submarines of the Ming class, which is very similar to the Romeo class design it is based on, further reducing the noise for a dozen dB's. Again, the class includes at least two types: Type 035 and Type 035G, with the latter with added capability of launching anti-shipping missile from torpedo tubes, and this capability is added to the former during overhaul/refit. The most obvious external difference is again at the forward base of the conning tower: Type 035G has a protrusion at the forward base of the conning tower, forming a small step, while there is none for Type 035. Another version Type 035A (035Jia) is also reported, and this version is externally identical to Type 035G. Additionally, the PLAN operates a modified Romeo class submarine that is used for guided missile trials, and this sub must surface to fire missiles.
]]>

Xia Class Missile Sub in Drydock at Jianggezhuang Underground Sub Base
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-06-17 16:57:33]]>

Xia Class Missile Sub in Drydock at Jianggezhuang Underground Sub Base
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-06-17 16:57:33]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/xia-class-missile-sub-in-drydock-at-jianggezhuang-underground-sub-base/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/xia-class-missile-sub-in-drydock-at-jianggezhuang-underground-sub-base/ Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:57:33 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/xia-class-missile-sub-in-drydock-at-jianggezhuang-underground-sub-base/ 36.11076700 120.58430700 <![CDATA[HAN-Class Attack Sub at Jianggezhuang Underground Sub Base]]>

HAN-Class Attack Sub at Jianggezhuang Underground Sub Base
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-06-17 16:42:40]]>

HAN-Class Attack Sub at Jianggezhuang Underground Sub Base
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-06-17 16:42:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/han-class-attack-sub-at-jianggezhuang-underground-sub-base/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/han-class-attack-sub-at-jianggezhuang-underground-sub-base/ Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:42:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/han-class-attack-sub-at-jianggezhuang-underground-sub-base/ 36.10417900 120.57907100 <![CDATA[HAN-CLASS Attack Submarine]]>

HAN-CLASS Attack Submarine
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-06-17 16:38:47]]>

HAN-CLASS Attack Submarine
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-06-17 16:38:47]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/han-class-attack-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/han-class-attack-submarine/ Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:38:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/han-class-attack-submarine/ 36.10528900 120.58078800 <![CDATA[Chinese Submarine base]]>

Chinese Submarine base
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By: Gosell
@ 2006-06-14 22:18:02
Several Submarines in China]]>

Chinese Submarine base
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By: Gosell
@ 2006-06-14 22:18:02
Several Submarines in China]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-submarine-base/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-submarine-base/ Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:18:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-submarine-base/ 29.53747000 121.76971400 <![CDATA[Los Angeles class submarine]]>

Los Angeles class submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-14 16:56:25
Look just to the east about 100 feet from the sub's stern. It looks like a 'bubble' type sail off a different (Russian?) submarine.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/los-angeles-class-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/los-angeles-class-submarine/ Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:56:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/los-angeles-class-submarine/ 13.43820800 144.66717000 <![CDATA[Mystery Submarine]]>

Mystery Submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-14 16:53:08
This sub doesn't add up as any US sub that I know of. It is appx 290 to 300 feet long and the sail has no horizontal stabilizers. Anyone have any ideas?]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mystery-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mystery-submarine/ Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:53:08 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mystery-submarine/ 13.43525500 144.66302000 <![CDATA[USS San Francisco (SSN-711) in drydock after hitting underwater mountain]]>

USS San Francisco (SSN-711) in drydock after hitting underwater mountain

USS San Francisco (SSN-711) in drydock after hitting underwater mountain
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-14 13:17:49
At 12 noon, January 8 2005, Guam Time, the USS SAN FRANCISCO, SSN-711, hit an uncharted undersea mountain while travelling at high speed about 500 ft below surface. The submarine was able to surface and head back to Guam. One critically injured sailor died January 9, while 23 other crewmen are treated for injuries by SEAL medical personnel that came aboard January 9. On its way back to Guam, the SAN FRANCISCO was escorted by USNS GYSGT FRED W. STOCKHAM (T-AK 3017) and USCGC GALVESTON ISLAND (WPB 1349). USNS KISKA (T-AE 35) as well as military aircraft stood by to assist if required.

USS SAN FRANCISCO arrived at Guam the afternoon of January 10. There were no reports of damage to the reactor plant which is operating normally.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-san-francisco-ssn-711-in-drydock-after-hitting-underwater-mountain/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-san-francisco-ssn-711-in-drydock-after-hitting-underwater-mountain/ Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:17:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-san-francisco-ssn-711-in-drydock-after-hitting-underwater-mountain/ 13.44429600 144.65963700 <![CDATA[Russian Typhoon class nuclear ballistic missile submarine]]>

Russian Typhoon class nuclear ballistic missile submarine

Russian Typhoon class nuclear ballistic missile submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-13 01:33:54
The Typhoon class submarines are a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. With a maximum displacement of 48,000 tonnes, Typhoons are the largest class of submarine ever built.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-typhoon-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-typhoon-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine/ Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:33:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-typhoon-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine/ 64.56895500 39.77017600 <![CDATA[Two Russian Typhoon class nuclear ballistic missile submarines]]>

Two Russian Typhoon class nuclear ballistic missile submarines

Two Russian Typhoon class nuclear ballistic missile submarines
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-13 01:31:44
The Typhoon class submarines are a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. With a maximum displacement of 48,000 tonnes, Typhoons are the largest class of submarine ever built.

There is another being built or scrapped under the partially covered drydock to the south.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-russian-typhoon-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarines/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-russian-typhoon-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarines/ Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:31:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-russian-typhoon-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarines/ 64.58170700 39.81527900 <![CDATA[Two Russian Kilo class attack submarines]]>

Two Russian Kilo class attack submarines

Two Russian Kilo class attack submarines
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-13 01:20:12
There is a third smaller sub between the two Kilos and the pier.

The Kilo Class (Project 877) submarine was designed for anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare in the protection of naval bases, coastal installations and sea lanes, and also for general reconnaissance and patrol missions. The Kilo is considered to be to be one of the quietest diesel submarines in the world.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-russian-kilo-class-attack-submarines/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-russian-kilo-class-attack-submarines/ Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:20:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-russian-kilo-class-attack-submarines/ 52.96279200 158.69054500 <![CDATA[Two Oscar I Cruise Missile Submarines]]>

Two Oscar I Cruise Missile Submarines
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-13 01:02:53
The Oscar-class nuclear-powered cruise missile attack submarine, which displaces more than 18,000 tons when under water, is one of Russia's largest and most capable submarines. As with earlier cruise-missile submarine, the Oscar was designed primarily to attack American aircraft carrier battle groups.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-oscar-i-cruise-missile-submarines/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-oscar-i-cruise-missile-submarines/ Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:02:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-oscar-i-cruise-missile-submarines/ 52.91732300 158.48577500 <![CDATA[Russian Delta III Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine]]>

Russian Delta III Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine

Russian Delta III Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-13 01:00:00
The 667BDR Kal'mar (Squid) Delta-III class Submarine was a large Ballistic Missile Submarine. Like the earlier Delta class submarines the Delta III is a double hulled design with a thin low magnetic steel outer hull wrapped around a thicker inner pressure hull. Development began in 1972 at the Rubin central design bureau for marine engineering. The submarine was the first that could launch any number of missiles in a single salvo, also the first submarine capable of carrying ballistic missiles with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles . The submarine carried 16 of the R-29R missiles each carrying 3 to 7 MIRVs, with a range of 6,500 to 8,000 km, depending on the number of re-entry vehicles.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-delta-iii-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-delta-iii-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine/ Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:00:00 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-delta-iii-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine/ 52.91480000 158.49406700 <![CDATA[24 Russian Submarines]]>

24 Russian Submarines
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-13 00:56:40
The primary Pacific Fleet operating bases are Pavlovskoye [Pavlovsk] near Vladivostok and Rybachiy near Petropavlovsk. Petropavlovsk is home to much of Russia's Pacific nuclear submarine fleet.

Rybachiy is an inspectable submarine facility under the START-1 agreement. The United States and the Soviet Union signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) on 31 July 1991. When START entered into force on 05 December 1994, the signatories began to implement the Treaty's complex set of intrusive inspection and verification measures. As part of START's verification provisions, each signatory was required to declare all facilities related to ICBMs, submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and heavy bombers. The former Soviet Union (FSU) has declared over five dozen START-inspectable sites in all categories, including five SLBM facilities and six submarine facilities.]]>

Russian Victor III class attack submarine in drydock
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-13 00:52:34
The Victor class is the general NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was originally put into service by the Soviet Union around 1967. In the USSR, they were produced under Project 671. Victor-class subs featured a teardrop shape, which allowed them to travel at high speed. These vessels were primarily designed to protect Soviet surface fleets and to attack American ballistic missile subs, should the need ever arise.

The Soviet Union discovered through its spy network that Americans could easily track Victor II-class subs (one of the sub-classifications listed below) and subsequently halted production of that type to design the Victor III class.

Victor III entered service in 1979; 25 or 26 were produced under Project 671RTM. Quieter, these had 2 tubes for launching SS-N-21 or SS-N-15 missiles and Type 53 torpedoes, plus another 4 tubes for launching SS-N-16 missiles and Type 65 torpedoes. 24 tube-launched weapons or 36 mines could be on-board.]]>

Russian Oscar II submarine in drydock
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-13 00:43:25
The Soviet Union’s Project 949 (Granit) and Project 949A (Antey) submarines are known in the West by their NATO reporting names: the Oscar-I and Oscar-II classes respectively.

Oscars are the largest attack subs by now, being slightly larger than Ohio-class submarines of the United States Navy, displacing less when surfaced but more when submerged, as they are shorter in length but broader in beam.

Carries 24 Granit SS-N-19 missiles in two banks of 12 tubes mounted outside the pressure hull. Six large doors, hinged on the outside, cover the tubes in pairs on either side of the sail (British: fin).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-oscar-ii-submarine-in-drydock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-oscar-ii-submarine-in-drydock/ Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:43:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/russian-oscar-ii-submarine-in-drydock/ 52.89682800 158.44166900 <![CDATA[Chinese only Golf Class Ballistic Missile Submarine]]>

Chinese only Golf Class Ballistic Missile Submarine

Chinese only Golf Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-13 00:34:45
The Soviet Navy's Project 629, also known by the NATO reporting name of Golf class, were diesel electric ballistic missile submarines. They were designed after six Zulu class submarines were successfully modified to carry and launch Scud missiles. All Golf boats had left Soviet service by 1990. China built a single modified example in 1966 which is apparently still in service.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-only-golf-class-ballistic-missile-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-only-golf-class-ballistic-missile-submarine/ Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:34:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-only-golf-class-ballistic-missile-submarine/ 38.81802700 121.49467000 <![CDATA[Three Iraninan Kilo Class Submarine]]>

Three Iraninan Kilo Class Submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-09 23:24:27
Pictures

Iran's navy has 20,000 men, but they are young and inexperienced, and most of them are riflemen and marines based on Persian Gulf islands. And at higher levels, there is fierce rivalry between the IRGC and regular navies for scarce resources. Due to these shortcomings, Iran's three Kilo-class submarines would be vulnerable, and they are limited to laying mines in undefended waters.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-iraninan-kilo-class-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-iraninan-kilo-class-submarine/ Fri, 09 Jun 2006 23:24:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-iraninan-kilo-class-submarine/ 27.14278200 56.21516200 <![CDATA[Two submarines in building dock]]>

Two submarines in building dock
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-06-03 05:35:46
Two submarines in building dock at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW), Kiel. They likely to be German Type 212's or 214's.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-submarines-in-building-dock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-submarines-in-building-dock/ Sat, 03 Jun 2006 05:35:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-submarines-in-building-dock/ 54.32009800 10.15464800 <![CDATA[German Type 206 submarine]]>

German Type 206 submarine
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-06-03 05:22:31]]>

German Type 206 submarine
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-06-03 05:22:31]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-type-206-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-type-206-submarine/ Sat, 03 Jun 2006 05:22:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-type-206-submarine/ 54.32828200 10.16927600 <![CDATA[German Type 206 submarine in drydock]]>

German Type 206 submarine in drydock
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-06-03 05:19:53]]>

German Type 206 submarine in drydock
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-06-03 05:19:53]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-type-206-submarine-in-drydock/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-type-206-submarine-in-drydock/ Sat, 03 Jun 2006 05:19:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-type-206-submarine-in-drydock/ 54.32421100 10.16212800 <![CDATA[Wreck of a German U-Boat]]>

Wreck of a German U-Boat
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-03 01:34:48
Dumped here by a scrap dealer in the 1930's.]]>

Wreck of a German U-Boat
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-03 01:34:48
Dumped here by a scrap dealer in the 1930's.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wreck-of-a-german-u-boat/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wreck-of-a-german-u-boat/ Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wreck-of-a-german-u-boat/ 51.43056800 0.63209200 <![CDATA[Submarine at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]]>

Submarine at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft

Submarine at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-06-01 15:59:12
Submarine at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH shipyard, Kiel, Germany, likely of German Type 212 or 214.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-at-howaldtswerke-deutsche-werft/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-at-howaldtswerke-deutsche-werft/ Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:59:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-at-howaldtswerke-deutsche-werft/ 54.31997800 10.15105600 <![CDATA[Three submarines at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]]>

Three submarines at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft

Three submarines at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-06-01 15:55:36
Three submarines at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH shipyard, Kiel, Germany, likely of German Type 212 or 214.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-submarines-at-howaldtswerke-deutsche-werft/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-submarines-at-howaldtswerke-deutsche-werft/ Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:55:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-submarines-at-howaldtswerke-deutsche-werft/ 54.32142300 10.14980600 <![CDATA[FS Flore]]>

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FS Flore
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-05-18 14:29:59
Flore (S645) is a Daphne class French submarine preserved at Lorient between the German WW2 submarine bunkers Keroman I & II. She was laid down in September 1958, Launched 21. December 1960 and completed21. May 1964. She was decommissioned in 1989.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fs-flore/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fs-flore/ Thu, 18 May 2006 14:29:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fs-flore/ 47.72983200 -3.37171600 <![CDATA[German WW2 submarine bunkers Keroman I & II]]>

German WW2 submarine bunkers Keroman I & II

German WW2 submarine bunkers Keroman I & II
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-05-18 14:14:18
These bunkers were completed in 1941. There was a track systen used to move submarines from water to the onshore blockhouse pens. There is French submarine Flore on display in the transporter cradle.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-ww2-submarine-bunkers-keroman-i-ii/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-ww2-submarine-bunkers-keroman-i-ii/ Thu, 18 May 2006 14:14:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-ww2-submarine-bunkers-keroman-i-ii/ 47.73021000 -3.37108600 <![CDATA[German WW2 submarine bunker Keroman III]]>

German WW2 submarine bunker Keroman III
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-05-18 14:07:13
German WW2 submarine bunker Keroman III in Lorient, France, completed in 1943. It was used after the war by French Navy]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-ww2-submarine-bunker-keroman-iii/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-ww2-submarine-bunker-keroman-iii/ Thu, 18 May 2006 14:07:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/german-ww2-submarine-bunker-keroman-iii/ 47.72739500 -3.36755600 <![CDATA[Submarine in the river Seine]]>

Submarine in the river Seine
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By: dda
@ 2006-05-16 13:39:31]]>

Submarine in the river Seine
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By: dda
@ 2006-05-16 13:39:31]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-in-the-river-seine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-in-the-river-seine/ Tue, 16 May 2006 13:39:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-in-the-river-seine/ 48.85960100 2.22689600 <![CDATA[Submarine hulk at Gremikha naval base]]>

Submarine hulk at Gremikha naval base
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-05-01 07:33:13
As of May 2000, 17 fueled decommissioned nuclear submarines were stationed at Gtremikha. In 2002 there plans to move these submarines out for further dismantlement. One (K-159) sank during the operation. Most seem to be gone now. This rusty looking hulk and one other by the pierside further east are all that I could find.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-hulk-at-gremikha-naval-base/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-hulk-at-gremikha-naval-base/ Mon, 01 May 2006 07:33:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/submarine-hulk-at-gremikha-naval-base/ 68.07637300 39.45542300 <![CDATA[Submarine USS Batfish (SS-310)]]>

Submarine USS Batfish (SS-310)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-04-30 12:12:52
USS Batfish earned nine battle stars for her World War II service in the Pacific. She sank 14 ships and damaged three others during her seven war patrols. Over a period of four days in February 1945, she sank three Japanese submarines. For this feat, the "sub killer" was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. Her other WW II exploits included blasting a grounded destroyer, bombarding a Japanese village, and rescuing downed aviators.

Decommissioned shortly after WW II, Batfish was recommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard on March 7, 1952, as the Korean War intensified. At her new home port of Key West, her primary duties involved training operations in the Caribbean and along the Atlantic seaboard. She was decommissioned August 4, 1958. A year later she was towed to New Orleans for use as a moored naval reserve training vessel until stricken from the Navy list in 1969.

In February 1972, Batfish was transferred to the Oklahoma Maritime Advisory Board and towed up the Arkansas river to Muskogee. There, she was placed in a dry berth and opened to the public as a memorial to Oklahoma combat submariners. ]]>

Submarine USS Albacore (AGSS-569)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-04-30 12:00:57
USS Albacore holds a place in history as the first Navy-designed vessel with a true submarine hull form, in which surface characteristics were subordinated to underwater performance. She possessed no weapon systems; her sole function was to conduct experiments. During her early trials, she set a new underwater speed record with improved control. From 1955 to 1971, Albacore served in five distinct phases of experimentation, carrying out tests of speed, depth changes and underwater maneuvering. Through a series of configurations, she provided the model for all future U.S. Navy and many foreign submarines that followed.

U.S. Navy scientists used Albacore as a floating laboratory to test sonar devices, hydrophones, diving brakes and emergency escape systems. She also served as a high-speed, almost noiseless target for anti-submarine warfare. In 1966, she again set a new submerged speed record, earning a reputation as the world's fastest submarine. Albacore was retired from service in 1972, and transferred to the Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association in 1984. She was placed in a permanent dry berth and opened to the public in October 1985.
USS Albacore is a National Historic Landmark and a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. ]]>

Two Italian submarines
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@ 2006-04-30 07:49:22]]>

Two Italian submarines
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-04-30 07:49:22]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-italian-submarines/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-italian-submarines/ Sun, 30 Apr 2006 07:49:22 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-italian-submarines/ 44.09565300 9.82975400 <![CDATA[Los Angeles class nuclear submarine]]>

Los Angeles class nuclear submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-04-29 17:46:15
The LOS ANGELES class SSN specifically included ASW against Soviet submarines trying to sink the US carrier and ASUW against capital ships in the Soviet surface action group [SAG]. The LOS ANGELES class SSN was designed almost exclusively for Carrier Battlegroup escort; they were fast, quiet, and could launch Mk48 and ADCAP torpedoes, Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles (no longer carried), and both land attack and anti-ship (no longer carried) Tomahawk cruise missiles. The new submarines showed another step improvement in quieting and an increase in operating speed to allow them to support the CVBG. Escort duties included conducting ASW sweeps hundreds of miles ahead of the CVBG and conducting attacks against the SAG.

Submarines of the LOS ANGELES Class are among the most advanced undersea vessels of their type in the world. While anti-submarine warfare is still their primary mission, the inherent characteristics of the submarine's stealth, mobility and endurance are used to meet the challenges of today's changing global geopolitical climate. Submarines are able to get on station quickly, stay for an extended period of time and carry out a variety of missions including the deployment of special forces, minelaying, and precision strike land attack.

These 360 foot, 6,900-ton ship are well equipped to accomplish these tasks. Faster than her predecessors and possessing highly accurate sensors, weapons control systems and central computer complexes, the LOS ANGELES Class is armed with sophisticated MK-48 Advanced Capability anti-submarine/ship torpedoes, Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, and mines. ]]>

Los Angeles class nuclear submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-04-29 17:44:08
The LOS ANGELES class SSN specifically included ASW against Soviet submarines trying to sink the US carrier and ASUW against capital ships in the Soviet surface action group [SAG]. The LOS ANGELES class SSN was designed almost exclusively for Carrier Battlegroup escort; they were fast, quiet, and could launch Mk48 and ADCAP torpedoes, Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles (no longer carried), and both land attack and anti-ship (no longer carried) Tomahawk cruise missiles. The new submarines showed another step improvement in quieting and an increase in operating speed to allow them to support the CVBG. Escort duties included conducting ASW sweeps hundreds of miles ahead of the CVBG and conducting attacks against the SAG.

Submarines of the LOS ANGELES Class are among the most advanced undersea vessels of their type in the world. While anti-submarine warfare is still their primary mission, the inherent characteristics of the submarine's stealth, mobility and endurance are used to meet the challenges of today's changing global geopolitical climate. Submarines are able to get on station quickly, stay for an extended period of time and carry out a variety of missions including the deployment of special forces, minelaying, and precision strike land attack.

These 360 foot, 6,900-ton ship are well equipped to accomplish these tasks. Faster than her predecessors and possessing highly accurate sensors, weapons control systems and central computer complexes, the LOS ANGELES Class is armed with sophisticated MK-48 Advanced Capability anti-submarine/ship torpedoes, Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, and mines. ]]>

Three Los Angeles class nuclear submarines
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-04-29 17:39:50
The LOS ANGELES class SSN specifically included ASW against Soviet submarines trying to sink the US carrier and ASUW against capital ships in the Soviet surface action group [SAG]. The LOS ANGELES class SSN was designed almost exclusively for Carrier Battlegroup escort; they were fast, quiet, and could launch Mk48 and ADCAP torpedoes, Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles (no longer carried), and both land attack and anti-ship (no longer carried) Tomahawk cruise missiles. The new submarines showed another step improvement in quieting and an increase in operating speed to allow them to support the CVBG. Escort duties included conducting ASW sweeps hundreds of miles ahead of the CVBG and conducting attacks against the SAG.

Submarines of the LOS ANGELES Class are among the most advanced undersea vessels of their type in the world. While anti-submarine warfare is still their primary mission, the inherent characteristics of the submarine's stealth, mobility and endurance are used to meet the challenges of today's changing global geopolitical climate. Submarines are able to get on station quickly, stay for an extended period of time and carry out a variety of missions including the deployment of special forces, minelaying, and precision strike land attack.

These 360 foot, 6,900-ton ship are well equipped to accomplish these tasks. Faster than her predecessors and possessing highly accurate sensors, weapons control systems and central computer complexes, the LOS ANGELES Class is armed with sophisticated MK-48 Advanced Capability anti-submarine/ship torpedoes, Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, and mines. ]]>

Japanese HA-8 Midget Submarine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-04-29 11:43:13
The Japanese began developing midget submarines in the early 1930s. The Type "A" was perhaps the most advanced midget submarine in service with any navy during World War II. They were designed to be carried into a forward area by specially configured surface ships or submarines. Five Type "A" subs were involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor, but all were lost. The HA-19 struck a reef and drifted ashore. Her commanding officer was captured and became the first Japanese prisoner of war.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/japanese-ha-8-midget-submarine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/japanese-ha-8-midget-submarine/ Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:43:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/japanese-ha-8-midget-submarine/ 41.38748303 -72.08726406 <![CDATA[USS Nautilus (SSN-571)]]>

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USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-04-29 11:41:24
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole.

In July 1951, following work by the physicist Philip Abelson, the U.S. Congress authorized the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine for the U.S. Navy. On December 12, 1951 the U.S. Navy Department announced that the submarine would be called Nautilus – the sixth U.S. Navy vessel so named – and would carry the hull code SSN-571.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-nautilus-ssn-571/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-nautilus-ssn-571/ Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:41:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uss-nautilus-ssn-571/ 41.38694100 -72.08825600 <![CDATA[Ten fast attack US submarines]]>

Ten fast attack US submarines
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-04-29 11:37:02
Naval Submarine Base New London

Today the Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE NLON) is located on the east side of Thames River in Groton CT. All submariners in today's Navy will be stationed here for training and perhaps a tour onboard a fast attack submarine or with a pre-commissioning crew while their new submarine is under construction. SUBASE NLON is home to more than 40 tenant commands including the submarines and crews of Submarine Group TWO, the faculty and students of the Submarine School, and the Naval Submarine Support Facility (NSSF).

The base supports twenty one attack submarines and the Navy's nuclear research deep submersible NR-1. The base occupies approximately 500 acres and has over 400 buildings, with the housing and support facilities for 10,000 active duty and civilian workers and their families. ]]>

Submarine USS Cobia (SS-245)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-04-28 18:33:16
USS Cobia can be found at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, about an hour north of Milwaukee. The Maritime Museum honors Great Lakes seafaring, and particularly the shipbuilding industry in Manitowoc. In all, 28 submarines were built in Manitowoc during World War II.

The Cobia is in excellent condition, and due to the Museum's guided-tours-only policy, has suffered no visible vandalism over the years. The closed hatches also means you get a very strong, enjoyable whiff of diesel touring the boat. The forward escape hatch is open into the torpedo room, and there are mirrors in the conning tower allowing a view of the space and equipment. The tour includes a test of the diving alarm, and the guides are knowledgeable and friendly.

The Museum has a good collection of maritime exhibits and artifacts, including submarine-specific memorabilia and a fine collection of civilian and Coast Guard ship models. Easy to find - there is a large Budweiser brewery across the river (how could they allow one of those in Wisconsin?) and open year-round, the Cobia and Maritime Museum are a must-see when traveling in eastern Wisconsin. ]]>

B-413 (Foxtrot class)
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-04-26 14:23:06
B-413 is a Foxtrot class submarine built in 1968 preserved as museum in Kaliningrad. She served in the Soviet Northern Fleet from 1969 to 1990 and from 1991 to 1999 in the Baltic Fleet.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-413-foxtrot-class/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-413-foxtrot-class/ Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:23:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-413-foxtrot-class/ 54.70594700 20.50245200 <![CDATA[Three Kobben class submarines]]>

Three Kobben class submarines
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-04-26 11:08:02
The Kobben class or Type 207 is a version of the German Type 205 submarine customized for use by the Royal Norwegian Navy. Five vessels were given to the Polish Navy 2001-2004, four as operational units (Sep, Sokół, Bielik and Kondor) and one for spare parts. Before they were transferred, the Polish crews were trained and the boats were overhauled.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-kobben-class-submarines/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-kobben-class-submarines/ Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:08:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/three-kobben-class-submarines/ 54.54142000 18.55173500