Daily submarine picture

[greenman407]

[redboat219]

Actually it's the SHORT-TAS Towed Passive Sonar on Australian Collin class.

Imagine if it were a fixed snort induction tube...

[Von Hilde]

Towed sonar array.

shhhhhhh!!! dont say things like that, the tow cable may get fouled in the big bronze shiney thingie that spins around back there. Countermeasure deployment maybe for homing torpedos

[redboat219]

Towed sonar array.

[crazygary]

Ward Room hot air vent pipe?

[Von Hilde]

What is the pipe sticking out of the back? Looks like the exhaust for a 70 HP Westerbeke Aux Diesel Engine.

Thats either the tail gunners 40mm cannon or the clean out from the heads. could be for countermeasure deployment

[Sublime]

What is the pipe sticking out of the back? Looks like the exhaust for a 70 HP Westerbeke Aux Diesel Engine.

[Von Hilde]

reflection of the sunrise off the wet matt black is what gives it that goldish tint, if thats what you mean

[greenman407]

Nice Form. I cant make out the color. Seems unusual.

[Von Hilde]

we dont use opticle scopes much anymore mostly cameras and FLIR as well as satalite communication antenna. No more opticle fixes on targets required, Actually there is no need for a sail so to speek. They basicly are a fixture for the planes now. I see in he future, the conventional cigar shape hulls will change to a more stealth configuration like the aircraft and surface warships. The future of warcraft is quickly changing to remote viehicles and I believe the future subs will get smaller, and more stealthy and less operators. The mission of the submarine has already completely changed since its inseption as a commerce raider in WW I as a hig speed surface patrol boat with the capability to hide underwater when nessissary. Now that there is no need for a gloabily mobile missile launcher as a deterrant, since the advent of the Starwars systems where missiles and or lasar weapons are deployed from above. They are focusing on special warfare capabilities as delivery of special operators now. More likley to go back to the smaller viehicle with speed and stealth with composit construction instead of steel

[greenman407]

Le Redoutable

[Roddersuk]

Thanks Von Hilde, I can understand that, but, it then makes for a wider sail with increased water resistance doesn't it? Though now I suppose it doesn't matter as traditional scopes will give way to electronic masts with 360 degree view and the control room having no scopes blocking the way but a monitor station for the Captain and/or OotW to switch views as required. Modern electronics and optics. Magic eh?

[greenman407]

Uss Requin, a little under the weather.

[greenman407]

USS Georgia rear deck.

[Von Hilde]

Main reason is the old boats were small and narrow so inline configuration was nessissary for clearance for passage thru the compartments. The tower on the Key West is as wide as the nautilus was long. The controll room deck width on a new sub is approximately 50 ft. The Key Werst has a jogging path aboard for the crew's PT. They have run 26 mile marathons while underway, in the after compartments. I got to go aboard her when she was commissioned and came to Key West. That boat is a MONSTAH, shipmates, and its an attack sub. The Ohio class makse it look like a toy