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Wild Will

03-30-2009, 04:54 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTohYRUt_2c

Deans BMW

03-30-2009, 06:27 PM

Wooo, those things look scarey

Go Navy.

mnnden

03-30-2009, 08:15 PM

WOW!! That is some great film, A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to visit the C.G Academy in New London Ct. across the river in Groton Ct is the U.S. Navy submarine Force Museum, which is home to the Nautilus which I toured and found very interesting. it is also the home to the Bushnell Turtle
(The sub that started it all) The Nautilus which was launched in 1954 is really something to see, and a great respect is felt for those who served aboard. The Turtle, well the almost unbelievable Den

Nautilus engine room
http://msnden.smugmug.com/photos/502233784_9U4wu-M.jpg

Bushnell's Turtle
http://msnden.smugmug.com/photos/502233756_AdDod-M.jpg

(coped off the web)
Bushnell's Turtle

In 1775 an Irishman named David Bushnell, who had much hatred toward the British, began designing and building a submarine in Saybrook, Connecticut. Saybrook is only 25 miles away from where Electric Boat, the US Navy's largest builder and designer of submarines, is located. He had graduated the same year from Yale.

Bushnell's submarine was peach shaped and 7 ft. long by 4 ft. wide. The inside of the boat was made of wood that glowed in the dark. He called his submarine the American Turtle. Governor Trumbull of Connecticut and General George Washington supported Bushnell's project. Washington also funded him with money and said on September 26, 1776, "Bushnell is a man of great mechanical powers, fertile in invention and a master of execution." Washington once wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson about the future uses of submarines.

On the night of July 7, 1776 Bushnell put his submarine to work in New York harbor against British Admiral Howe's flagship, HMS Eagle. David's brother Ezra, who had knew how to use the Turtle almost better than David, died. David went and recruited some men and showed them how to use the Turtle. Bushnell picked the strongest, however, not brightest, of the men, Ezra Lee. Sergeant Ezra Lee manned the Turtle. It was armed with one gunpowder torpedo, which could be attached to the hull of a ship using a drill.

Even though there was a change in the tide Lee maneuvered up to the Eagle successfully and undetected. The gunpowder torpedo did not attach correctly and only disturbed the Eagle. However, most of the British ships left New York harbor and decided not to investigate what occurred.

Bushnell took the Turtle up to Fort Lee, where Washington's army was quartered. There, Bushnell's Turtle made another unsuccessful attempt to sink a British frigate. Another boat spotted the Turtle. The torpedo was released and exploded scarring the boat away. Washington encouraged Bushnell to use the Turtle again, but he decided not to.

George Washington gave him a commission in the US Army Corps of Engineers. He then became a captain and took command of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Bushnell then went on to design sea mines. Later he studied medicine and became a country doctor in Georgia. Even though he never sunk a ship his submarine was the first to be used for military purposes. Maybe if more people had learned to operate the submarine more attempts would have been made to sink British boats using the Turtle.

Nail24

03-30-2009, 09:19 PM

I'm very proud of my nephew who will soon take command of a submarine. He's a graduate of the US Naval Academy and got a Master fo Science from Georgia Tech in Nuclear Engineering 4.0 GPA. He's been the XO on a boomer; but, he is really a Attack Submariner. He's no geek. Love building small block Chevy engines. We have some really great people in the Armed Forces. My hats off to all of them. Damn i'm proud of what they do to keep me and my family safe.:eusa_clap:

Deans BMW

03-30-2009, 09:33 PM

Wild Will

03-31-2009, 03:18 AM

Mine too, Mr Mayor, mine too.

Arby

03-31-2009, 05:08 AM

I believe the Confederate submarine Hunley(sp?) was the first sub to actually sink an enemy warship (near Charleston SC), but the sub went down too.

It was recently located and raised to the surface.

Thanks for the thread, Will.

And thanks to your nephew,also, Mr Mayor.

RB

BobFV1

03-31-2009, 06:30 AM

We had a name for submarines when I was in the Navy - a black tube filled with seamen :peepwall:

Donson

03-31-2009, 10:10 AM

Good on Your Nephew,Mr. Mayor.The future of Our country is in the hands of such fine young folks.And a Salute to the unfortunate,forgotten Sailors who died in the CSA Hunley.

JCsman

03-31-2009, 11:38 AM

The CSS Hunley was built in Alabama and was, as indicated above, the first submarine to sink a combat vessel.

The remains from the Hunley were buried with full military honors. In Charleston, I believe.

If you're ever in Mobile, Alabama with (non-riding time on your hands, visit the battleship USS Alabama. Right next to her is the USS Drum. The Drum is a WWII submarine. Quite a bit different than today's subs. Worth the trip.

+1 on your nephew, Mr. Mayor. (Isn't that the same path followed by President Carter?)

Wild Will

03-31-2009, 01:50 PM

We had a name for submarines when I was in the Navy - a black tube filled with seamen :peepwall:

Bob, did you hear about the gay whale they spotted off the Golden Gate? Bit the end off a submarine and sucked all the seamen out.

BobFV1

03-31-2009, 01:54 PM

Bob, did you hear about the gay whale they spotted off the Golden Gate? Bit the end off a submarine and sucked all the seamen out.
I hear those gay whales like to have their blowholes rubbed.

Tassie Devil

03-31-2009, 04:32 PM

Remind me to show you how the sailors do a march past on a sub one of these days....

"Groton Ct is the U.S. Navy submarine Force Museum, which is home to the Nautilus which I toured and found very interesting". I did this as well and found it to be an amazing tour.

Great link and......

Can I be your friend???

Cheers,

JQ.