I’m confused. THRESHER had or did not have vertical stabilizers?
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I added some strips of fiberglass tape to help add a little strength. This is the first time I have tried this. Another option could be adding some carbon fiber cloth which would really stiffen it up if needed. My plan is to get a coat of primer on it tomorrow.
I did the same thing to the upper hull.
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“Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.”Comment
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They were actually PUFFS hydrophones as described in the below pictures of the wreckage. Portsmouth identified much of what was in the twisted wreckage photos which were taken by Trieste. I believe they were outfitted at the last minute during its PSA and part of the reason it spent additional time at Portsmouth. While some will say it never had a 7-blade propeller, I feel that since it was considered quieter than the 5-blade it originally employed and since this was the Navy's latest greatest quietest sub at the time they also outfitted it with such during its PSA. While we have photographic proof of the PUFFS hydrophones on the horizontal stern planes when it sank, we do not have that of the propeller but I feel quite certain they found it and perhaps even recovered it in order to protect the secret it was at the time. Somebody knows what it had on it when it went down. The PUFFS on the horizontal planes I believe were the latest improvement over the retractable PUFFS hydrophones that the THRESHER was designed with but regardless they were short lived and quickly replaced by more accurate towed arrays. I think THRESHER was to be the first boat to test the newer PUFFS out but it never got the chance. This is just my views on the matter but why I am building it the way I am.
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Well! I'll be damned. I stand corrected. Excellent sleuthing, Steve! Then, likely the hull numbers are there on the bow and the 'name' back aft by the Engineering hatch.
So. With exception of not sporting the vertical stabilizers, my 1/96 THRESHER was damned close to the look of the boat at time of loss.
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Well! I'll be damned. I stand corrected. Excellent sleuthing, Steve! Then, likely the hull numbers are there on the bow and the 'name' back aft by the Engineering hatch.
So. With exception of not sporting the vertical stabilizers, my 1/96 THRESHER was damned close to the look of the boat at time of loss.
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Actually, nevermind. I see where it is located now. However, you have posted pictures of the anti-skid on top of the hull, fairwater planes and perhaps the sail. I have seen them even recently but I'll be darned if I can find them now. I thought you posted them here earlier but if you did then where the heck did they go?Comment
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Actually, nevermind. I see where it is located now. However, you have posted pictures of the anti-skid on top of the hull, fairwater planes and perhaps the sail. I have seen them even recently but I'll be darned if I can find them now. I thought you posted them here earlier but if you did then where the heck did they go?
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