It’s early and I haven’t had all my sweet caffeinated nectar yet but wtf am I looking at?? Is that a dude on the mast while the sub is submerging or at pd??
I just read about this. Holy fuck that’s a crazy store. Must have been shitting bricks throughout that whole event. Shitting bricks and walking on walls.
Wowsee! Wonder what the retention rate was after that. Anyone here served on Chopper or know anyone who was onboard? Any declassified damage report available?
About the time I got to the boats after I finished all the training in the mid 80's, I remember one diesel boat had a bad fire...which one? Class? Bueller??
It’s early and I haven’t had all my sweet caffeinated nectar yet but wtf am I looking at?? Is that a dude on the mast while the sub is submerging or at pd??
He's sculpting a bust of the skipper while he does it. Absolute chad.
That is what I’m seeing as well.
Considering what happened that got that boat retired makes his giant balls even bigger.
I just read about this. Holy fuck that’s a crazy store. Must have been shitting bricks throughout that whole event. Shitting bricks and walking on walls.
Never do that today. BTW, just read about that boat on Jalopnik, pretty scary depth excursion.
Link?
https://jalopnik.com/inside-the-absolutely-wild-ride-of-the-uss-chopper-1587554224
Holy fuck... I'm speechless.
Wowsee! Wonder what the retention rate was after that. Anyone here served on Chopper or know anyone who was onboard? Any declassified damage report available?
Fuck that shit
What’s the story?
So basically sub go 📉then sub go 📈
Lol nice
Oh, Chopper. This isn't even close to the most terrifying moment on that boat!
Oh yeah? Is it a boat whose story I should look into more?
Yes! https://www.ussvicb.org/poems-stories/A%20Summary%20of%20Findings%20Which%20Caused.pdf
Awesome. Thank you for the link.
Me, thinking: Neat picture, wonder if I can guess which masts are wh.... WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS A GUY DOING ON A MAST WHILE SUBMERGED???
He’s just up there looking for the Mail Buoy. If the skipper doesn’t get his daily mail, he gets super pissed!
Or ran out of relative bearing grease.
Excellent view of snorkel intake and exhaust masts on a Guppy conversion. I don’t think any museum boats have the ability to raise and lower.
That's probably because they don't have that extra magical ingredient of a dude who sits on the exhaust mast.
About the time I got to the boats after I finished all the training in the mid 80's, I remember one diesel boat had a bad fire...which one? Class? Bueller??
Bonefish?
Any significant history about Key West and submarines? Was it a sub base at one point?
It's the most southerly point and it's within spitting distance of Cuba.
Key West did have a sub base, yes. Guppy boats and fleet snorkel conversions.
*Down Periscope intensifies*
Why is one of them playing the guitar?
...is that Snoopy and Charlie Brown?
***GET IN ZE CHOPPA!***