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2007-04-24 Science & Technology

Navy's newest fast-attack sub, North Carolina, is christened

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-04-24 09:07|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Cool.

They're christening the Hawaii next month at Groton. A friend of mine has family on it and is going up for the christening. (She's a little pissed it's not being christened in Hawaii, where it's supposed to be stationed. ;-p)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-04-24 15:12|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-04-24 15:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Too bad it's so expensive and second-class compared to the Iranian super-subs.

Posted by Bobby 2007-04-24 15:30|| 2007-04-24 15:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Wikipedia page for Virginia class submarines.

Posted by gorb 2007-04-24 16:13|| 2007-04-24 16:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Yep Bobby, the Virginias don't have the supercool Shinano Secret 19 Drivetrain.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-04-24 17:49|| 2007-04-24 17:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Too bad it's so expensive and second-class compared to the Iranian super-subs.

That's usually what happens when you compare fantasy to reality, Bobby. Fantasy always wins in talk-talk, but reality usually wins in war-war. The Iranians are going to be sh$$$ing cement bricks when they actually run across one of these subs in a real wartime situation. Iranian submariners will never know what happened to them.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-04-24 18:00|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-04-24 18:00|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder what these indigenous Iranian subs look like. An oil drum with a snorkel?

Posted by gorb 2007-04-24 18:20|| 2007-04-24 18:20|| Front Page Top

#7 #6: "I wonder what these indigenous Iranian subs look like. An oil drum with a snorkel?"

Wow, they've added a snorkel, gorb?

Must be the 2007 upgrade.

Their indigenous military-industrial ~~simplex~~ complex is really smokin'!

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-04-24 18:41|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-04-24 18:41|| Front Page Top

#8 I bet the Iranian Super Subs look like a hydraulic fluid slick after 30 seconds of war

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-04-24 20:48|| 2007-04-24 20:48|| Front Page Top

#9 Next year they plan to upgrade the indigenous rubber band propulsion system.

Posted by john">john 2007-04-24 21:04|| 2007-04-24 21:04|| Front Page Top

#10 Old Patriot: They would never get a hint of the submarine that nailed them. I gather the latest incarnation of the MK-48 torpedo puts the enemy in the same position as Sarah Connor.

The best hope to save yourself is to beach your ship, then have the crew put on disguises and fan out over the countryside, taking odd jobs for room and board, and hope that it doesn't get all of you.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-04-24 22:18|| 2007-04-24 22:18|| Front Page Top

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