Hi, does anyone know where I can buy a like Soviet, cold war era submarine?

"Remember, sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is the fires of hell." -EMN2(SS)

I have a new jacket that has velcro on the shoulders, I am looking for a patch that is velcro backed with either just fish, or maybe fish with one of many slogans " Death from Below", "Hide and Seek World Champs" , "Veteran" etc...

3 Inches wide, probably no more than 2-3 inches deep.

I am amazed that I couldn't find this on Etsy or eBay etc in 30 seconds!

So - Anyone got a link? Thanks Shipmates!

Hello Bubble heads,

Does the acronym UCOD ring a bell to anyone? I have asked a couple of guys that served with me and they don't have a clue either. This would have been something that someone went out of their way to get and had served on submarines and qualified fish. Maybe a coner thing?

I served in the U.S. navy on submarines. Now I’m out and over the past year been trying to figure out where I want my life to go.

My most fond experiences of the navy was operating the submarine. I was qualified helms and loved it, but I was only enlisted not an officer with a degree.

Anyone know if there’s any sort of career out there for civilian submarines?

Research, tourism, doesn’t really matter. Not saying this is MY field I want to get into as I know it’s pretty niche, but I’m curious what’s out in the world.

Interesting historical video about the grounding of H-3 and subsequent loss of USS Milwaukee while attempting to refloat H-3.

Submarine H-3 and USS Milwaukee

Are there any entry level jobs at Electric Boat in Groton CT. I'm looking for one after I graduate, preferably at the Groton location, but I can't find any entry/starter level positions.

How long does it take to hear back from an internship at electric boat? I have been waiting for 2 months and have the academic credentials that are necessary!

I was the RMC(SS) on the TN. Just ran across this and realized both our shipmates have passed. RM2(SS) Beaulieu died a few years after getting out and Capt Handfelt became a FL state senator and passed a few years ago.

So I was browsing a local auction site and found the above beautiful thing described as a "late 20th century power amplifier". Knowing a bit about boats I immediately said "bollocks, that's a torpedo tube control panel" and bought it. I am an idiot.

Disregarding that I'm an idiot, can anyone tell me what class this has come off? It's not a Swiftsure, Trafalgar, Vanguard or Astute, based on the potential 1988 date I'm leaning towards an Upholder.

There’s a pretty nice new documentary, it covers the examinations submariners go through before being put in command of a German 212A sub. It’s in German, but there are auto-generated English subtitles.

https://youtu.be/5t1jiklu4cI?si=kbLRBaeEZBPlhbv8

At the very beginning, Jack's wife (played by Gates McFadden) tells their nanny:

Don't let her pull more than her usual nonsense. Two stories, two glasses of water

She has a British accent.

She then looks to Jack Ryan and says:

Jack, you're going to miss the plane.

Now she has a standard American accent.

Why is does it switch??

Hey!
So we are watching Hunt for Red October and Crimson Tide with friends and are arguing if the sub banking while turning is realistic.

Does this happen really?

https://preview.redd.it/u88loumgrdfe1.png?width=989&format=png&auto=webp&s=9a3ed1916eaa6a81a3835200a07e5c434295de56

If someone asked about the good food, ya got to ask about the bad.

Food in the Submarine Community has always been good and the good meals tend to run into each other but the Crappy Ones, they stand out. I am not talking about the typical after field day chow of tuna and baloney sandwiches or PBJ or the midrats of canned ravioli. No a meal a cook intentionally or unintentionally set out to make.

Syrian Terrorist Stew as Named by the Crew

A young MS, first patrol, about half way trough he finally gets to make a meal alone. On the menu was Beef Stew. Simple straight forward mean. He is a cooking and we a taking some light rolls. He is using the recipe card and tossing stuff in the pot, well one roll, made the card he was following fall down, so he used the next card and started tossing in stuff not thinking why is cinnamon going in stew, along with crab apples, which somehow we had 2 big cans of on board and he found.

Come time for chow, there is this grayish brown glop with whole crab apples floating in it, with stems. Some one asked WTF is this and the MS1, A-hole and could not cook, said it was Middle Eastern stew which promptly took on the new name of Syrian Terrorist Stew, nobody ate it, almost everyone opted for peanut butter. and the MS1 put all the blame on the young kid.

Hey everyone as the title says what was your favorite meal on the submarine? Like a specific dish that you remember so well because of how delicious it was. Or perhaps a dish that was just great to eat and perhaps not remarkable but something you enjoyed quite well. Dinner lunch breakfast dessert snacks anything!

I see a lot of people saying that submarine food could be sometimes lacking in taste but I wanted to see the more positive side of sub food.

Was there ever a day where the food brought you so much joy you smiled? Like genuinely grinned in happiness? Was there a dish that was so weird looking but tasted so good that you were shocked? I’m sounding a bit weird but hopefully you know what I mean.

Interested to hear anything, more specific the better!

Oh also, this is super random but do they give yall Vitamin C/D pills on the subs? If not, do you bring them? If you can bring them… do they work well after, let’s 30 days under the sea? I ask because I wonder if people’s bodies can get used to the Vitamin C or D.

Thanks

"Germany is likely to develop its next submarines with active defenses against sub-hunting helicopters. Reports claimed that the country could get such military vessels by the 2030s.

The plan could be possible with a recent procurement package passed in December. Thyssenkrupp, a Germany-based company, confirmed that it received long-awaited funding for the Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines (IDAS).

The IDAS can reportedly enable the submerged submarine to actively engage in airborne threats without exposing its own sensors.

Guided missile can engage air threats from a submerged submarine

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Diehl Defence will combine their expertise in the IDAS Consortium to develop a guided missile that can specifically engage air threats from a submerged submarine. This globally unique technology will be available to customers, and will revolutionize the protection of submarines and their crews, according to the company."

https://interestingengineering.com/military/world-first-submarine-anti-aircraft-missiles