Typhoon is the largest submarine in the world. You can almost put 2 Ohio class subs side by side in one. They have/had the highest thrust of any sea craft. I used to know all the stats on this and all the worlds submarines. Was my job in the Navy. BTW they are not as quiet as they think
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Isn't their width basically like having two sub hulls welded together? Yes it has the two pressure hulls connected with passageways inside the larger outer hull. 2 hull construction is common in Russian subs. Especially the ones that spend most of their time under the ice. The outer hull is also a standoff to conventional torpedoes. |
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Quoted: The most shocking thing I noticed wasnt about the sub. It was their standard of living shown at the end. The capt lived in what looks like section 8 housing, and this was shot in 2002 or so! |
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Having wine onboard surprised me, does the US have wine onboard? Does the US have any alcohol onboard? The U.S. Navy is a "dry" navy. In theory 
As long as the Chiefs Mess and JO staterooms don't count. Hehe. I kid, I kid. Sort of. |
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Having wine onboard surprised me, does the US have wine onboard? Does the US have any alcohol onboard? We always had beer aboard; you would get two after so many consecutive days at sea. On USS Shreveport we had "beer on the pier" while in Haifa, Israel. We were restricted from going into town because Rabin had just been assassinated. I have no idea what the alcohol policy is in today's "zero deffects" Navy. |
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We always had beer aboard; you would get two after so many consecutive days at sea. On USS Shreveport we had "beer on the pier" while in Haifa, Israel. We were restricted from going into town because Rabin had just been assassinated. I have no idea what the alcohol policy is in today's "zero deffects" Navy. Quoted:
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Having wine onboard surprised me, does the US have wine onboard? Does the US have any alcohol onboard? We always had beer aboard; you would get two after so many consecutive days at sea. On USS Shreveport we had "beer on the pier" while in Haifa, Israel. We were restricted from going into town because Rabin had just been assassinated. I have no idea what the alcohol policy is in today's "zero deffects" Navy. I was aboard a "research" vessel in the sealift command, the Corey Chouest for 90 days. Pretty much civilian vessel. Had a Brit ship give the Captain 5 cases of beer for the crew. He dumped it all overboard. Didn't bother me too much, don't drink. |
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Interesting. XO got his ass chewed when he got home didn't he? Any of our Russian Speaking friends care to let us in on what THAT was all about?? Aviator I'm curious about this part, too. The end was fairly sobering. I was very happy for the chief engineer, but the Captain and XO's homecoming really took the wind out of the sails. |
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I'm curious about this part, too. The end was fairly sobering. I was very happy for the chief engineer, but the Captain and XO's homecoming really took the wind out of the sails. Quoted:
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Interesting. XO got his ass chewed when he got home didn't he? Any of our Russian Speaking friends care to let us in on what THAT was all about?? Aviator I'm curious about this part, too. The end was fairly sobering. I was very happy for the chief engineer, but the Captain and XO's homecoming really took the wind out of the sails. My wife translated for me. Se says the XO's wife was pissed that it took him three hours to get home. She was also pissed about the film crew, and told him (her husband) that he should go away. |