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Re: Discussion of subs/INS
From: Stan K
Date: 2012 Apr 13, 14:46 -0400
From: Stan K
Date: 2012 Apr 13, 14:46 -0400
It was at about 110 feet at the time of day when I dove it. It was the deepest dive I have ever been on, and the visibility left a lot to be desired. Never really penetrated, just stuck my head in. Definitely prefer coral reefs at 35 feet of warm, clear water.
Stan
Stan
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From: Lu Abel <luabel@ymail.com>
To: NavList <NavList@fer3.com>
Sent: Fri, Apr 13, 2012 2:38 pm
Subject: [NavList] Re: Discussion of subs/INS
From: Lu Abel <luabel@ymail.com>
To: NavList <NavList@fer3.com>
Sent: Fri, Apr 13, 2012 2:38 pm
Subject: [NavList] Re: Discussion of subs/INS
Yes, U853 had the unfortunate fate to surface just as a flotilla of US destroyers came steaming over the horizon. Crash-dived, but the destroyers had her location -- and the water isn't very deep where she lies, just over 100' as I recollect. Anyway, a famous diving spot on the Rhode Island coast.
From: "slk1000@aol.com" <slk1000@aol.com>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Cc: SLK1000@aol.com
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 10:16 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Discussion of subs/INS
I've visited the U-853 off Block Island, but I had to use SCUBA gear to do it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lu Abel <luabel@ymail.com>
To: NavList <NavList@fer3.com>
Sent: Fri, Apr 13, 2012 11:19 am
Subject: [NavList] Re: Discussion of subs/INS
There are quite a few in New England. Unfortunately, memory fades after leaving there 20 years ago, but let me start: The Nautilus in Groton, Connecticut. There's a post-WW II sub that was conventionally powered but had the torpedo shape characteristic of today's nuclear subs. As I recollect it's not in the sub base in Groton but a park in the city. There's a WW II sub in Portsmouth, NH. I believe, but I'm not sure that there might be one at NYC's Seaport Museum. Ditto for Norfolk, VA.
From: Gary LaPook <garylapook@pacbell.net>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:19 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Discussion of subs/INS
gl
I don't think you were following NavList messages when I started visiting museum submarines. There are quite a few scattered about. I've been aboard 21 submarines in the US in the past four years and two in the UK just three weeks ago.-FER
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