Daily submarine picture

[greenman407]

Also on the Toledo, the on call swimmer.

[redboat219]

Somebody que the theme from "JAWS".He's on his favorite

[greenman407]

On Board, on the watch. Dont fall asleep

[reddevil]

I salied for almost eleven years and, belive me, it's worst during night shift, at so called "dog watch", during dawing gloom. If you have been busy before, your eyelids seem to be like solid lead.

[greenman407]

Do you use night vision goggles? If not then whats the purpose of being there at night if you cant see? Youd do more good sitting and watching from the radar console downstairs.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Somebody que the theme from "JAWS".He's on his favorite

LOL. That was my job on the WEBSTER. Each crew had a billet for two boat Divers.

David

[reddevil]

I worked at the Merchant Marine, not the Navy. And when sailing during night watches (four hours at the bridge alone or with a helmsman) you used your own eyes, binoculars and, of course, radar. Those were the days...

[reddevil]

The purpose of beeing there was to skip the ship and, if it's was the case, manoeuver to avoid collisions or running aground. There are no intense lights at night out there, so you can clearly see other ships's navigational lights (they tell you where is her bow and what side are the showing), light beacons, light houses and so on No night googles needed because you have to see and identify that lights. And transiting places like Gibraltar Strait, English Channel or US southern coast in the Gulf of Mexico at night, requires a lot attention at the bridge cause they can be as crowded as Broadway at peak hours. Nowdays, due to GPS use, everybody uses almost the same waypoints, so you can meet other ships in the middle of the atlantic right on your bow on collision course, so you have to keep permanent watch at the bridge even in the midlle of nowhere.

[Von Hilde]

you can see on the water at nite except in foul weather. Even when theres no moon, the stars iluminate.

[greenman407]

Speaking of the bridge watch heres what appears to be a WW2 seen of just that.

[Von Hilde]

Nice day for a photo op, not so much for these guys

[greenman407]

Astute under construction

[greenman407]

Uss Bonefish. we dont see too much of the Barbel class.

[greenman407]

Ohio class in drydock.

[greenman407]

Good side view of US masts