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Thread: How a Nuclear Powered Submarine Ran Into A Mountain

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    How a Nuclear Powered Submarine Ran Into A Mountain

    I don't remember this incident, but it seems like a miracle kept the crew alive.

    Emergency Blow
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    Damn.... I love subs for the tech and stealth but I'm too claustrophobic to ever consider going down in one..

    I wonder if the hump in the deck just aft of the damage was caused by the impact distorting the hull... I've never noticed that before.

    When I use to sail in San Diego I always made a run down sub row....
    Last edited by Phillbo; 07-03-2020 at 05:35 PM.

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    I remember posting that event a while back...It must have been a hell of a jolt to stop 6,000 tons of weight moving at 30 knots in less than a second......Ben
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    Every picture I've seen of this accident leaves me more incredulous that anyone survived. That is a tribute to the engineers, the trainers and the crew!
    The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke

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