 | USS San Francisco damage pic| Modern Discuss USS San Francisco damage pic in the Other Eras forums; This is the USS San Francisco in dry dock. Big damage!... |
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01-28-2005, 07:16 PM
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#1 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | USS San Francisco damage pic
This is the USS San Francisco in dry dock. Big damage!
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01-28-2005, 07:56 PM
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#2 | | Forum Politruk
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Country:  | Bet they're glad double bulkheads in the front compartment come as standard! | 
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01-28-2005, 08:00 PM
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#3 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | I am sure of that! It could have been much worse.
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01-28-2005, 08:05 PM
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#4 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | We just got a brief about this today. Those boys were damn lucky! (except for the one soul, of course.  )
Those LA's are one fine boat, I'll tell you that! | |
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01-28-2005, 08:08 PM
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#5 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | They are good, but I do think there was some luck in this case. I heard that they hit something that was not on their charts. Have you heard anything different, NS?
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01-28-2005, 08:25 PM
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#6 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | In all honesty, that's all we were told as well (not that I could discuss it further, anyway.  ). Seriously though, I don't know any heavy details.
Bad luck! | |
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01-28-2005, 08:27 PM
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#7 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Sorry, I should have prefaced that with; "Without violating any OPSEC, do you know anything else?"!
I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of classified information anywhere on this message board....
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01-28-2005, 09:19 PM
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#8 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | From what I have heard and the photos damage, they did not run aground... The damage does not show typical grounding damage..... They hit something very large by the looks of it, and they were moving at a good clip too....
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01-28-2005, 11:39 PM
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#9 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | I don't know that much about subs, but it did seem like some pretty substantial damage to me. Is it normal to have the noticeable bump at the top, just aft of the damage? Or is that hull warpage?
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01-28-2005, 11:55 PM
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#10 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Not sure evan but I dont think its normally like that......
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01-28-2005, 11:57 PM
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#11 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | I would think to warp like that then must have been one hell of a hit! It is really amazing that more of our guys didn't get killed. They were very fortunate!
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01-29-2005, 05:40 AM
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#12 | | Forum Politruk
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Country: | But there's more to this than first meets the eye? | |
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01-29-2005, 06:46 AM
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#13 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | I'm not certain just how fast those LA's normally cruise while submerged, but you've gotta figure: an object doing, let's say, 20kts (faster?) hits the sea mount. It's like ramming a brick wall, with your car!
As far as I'm concerned, the fact that they made it back in such good shape is a testament to the good design of the boat and the professionalism of her crew. | |
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01-29-2005, 07:45 AM
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#14 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | I totally agree NS. To have made it back with that kind of damage was good work! I see what you are saying about the collision now. WIth the size of that sub, that's alot of mass moving along to come to a full stop so quickly.
Speaking of submarines, NS; Have you ever read the book "Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage"? It is quiet an interesting book.
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01-29-2005, 08:27 AM
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#15 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | No I haven't, but it's one I'll look out for.  | |
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