I spy!

[greenman407]

I believe that it is a Guppy, just like the Trutta, hey Dave. What I found interesting was how the chin dome is constructed. Looks like it comes apart down the centerline. The Port side is missing.

[trout]

BQR-2B sonar transducers "chin" dome?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

No we don't! It's a GUPPY.

[reddevil]

Well. We all agree that's a type XXI bow lower part. What's the unusual thing? The square coaming or what seems to be a different material in the front part of the sonar dome?

[greenman407]

OK guys, youve failed miserably on this picture in the past but its such a fantastic picture(although small) that I want to post it again, so here goes. I SPY something unusual. What is it?

[greenman407]

Very good indeed!

[MFR1964]

Here's another one from a different angle.

[greenman407]

That was my guess as well but I wanted to consult the the rest of you Mugs..........OH! I mean men.:biggrin:

[MFR1964]

I guess it is the winch for the towed array sonar.

[greenman407]

I SPY the unknown. Can YOU fill in the gaps? In drydock, this boats exposed machinery reveals what?

[greenman407]

TIMES UP!!! Probably an experiment.

[greenman407]

OK then, I SPY the Harder of the Tang class. If the protrusions on the Seawolf were to support a fake DSRV then what are these? Looks like they were experimenting with additional control surfaces.

[redboat219]

They could just be temporary support beams for the platform on the rear deck.

Does anyone have photos of the helicopter-style "landing skids" Seawolf used when parked on the seabed?

[greenman407]

In the last picture you can see something permanantly attached to the sails front on each side. I say permanantly because it looks like diagonal bracing underneath them.

[greenman407]

Wow! perhaps those thrusters are what I see in these other pictures.