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Audacious undertaking her Trim Dive.
Audacious undertaking her Trim Dive.
shot today from michaelson rd bridge in barrow -in-furness one of the astute class of nke subs doing trim trail in a section of the dock that is about 90feet deep 5DMK8326 by kingsown, on Flickr5DMK8327 by kingsown, on Flickr5DMK8331 by kingsown, on Flickr5DMK8336 by kingsown, on Flickr5DMK8337 by kingsown, on Flickr5DMK8339 by kingsown, on Flickr5DMK8344 by kingsown, on Flickr5DMK8344 by kingsown, on FlickrIMG_0160 by kingsown, on FlickrIMG_0161 by kingsown, on FlickrIMG_0162 by kingsown, on FlickrIMG_0164 by kingsown, on FlickrIMG_0166 by kingsown, on FlickrIMG_0170 by kingsown, on FlickrIMG_0174 by kingsown, on FlickrIMG_0177-1 by kingsown, on Flickr
Re: Audacious undertaking her Trim Dive.
Thanks for posting
C24.
493d/48th - Grim Reapers Supporter.
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There's no "go-round" in a glider.
493d/48th - Grim Reapers Supporter.
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There's no "go-round" in a glider.
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Re: Audacious undertaking her Trim Dive.
Well, it's certainly something many people don't see every day.
Good sense of scale from the different perspective.
Good sense of scale from the different perspective.
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Re: Audacious undertaking her Trim Dive.
Very interesting set of pictures, thanks for sharing
Atech
Atech
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Great photos. Good to see that steam power is back in favour! - do they use coal or this new fangled oil to heat the boiler(s)?
Cheers, TM74
Cheers, TM74
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Is the door(?) on the front of the conning tower supposed to be open as she submerges?
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Re: Audacious undertaking her Trim Dive.
The time I watched Astute being done the same thing the door was open then, and the 'steam' will be the compressed air exhausting from the ballast-tanks as they are flooded. Good pix by the way, 'kingsown'.
Roger
Roger
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Reading this post bring back to mind an afternoon clambering through a midget submarine, HMS Sprat.
" shows HMS Sprat tied up at the Customs House after a voyage up the Nene in November 1957 on an official visit to Peterborough and, of course, to Perkins.
Read more at: https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/lif ... -1-7606643"
Not an easy link to follow. Very cramped and smelly inside (of course, cold and wet outside). Decided not to volunteer
" shows HMS Sprat tied up at the Customs House after a voyage up the Nene in November 1957 on an official visit to Peterborough and, of course, to Perkins.
Read more at: https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/lif ... -1-7606643"
Not an easy link to follow. Very cramped and smelly inside (of course, cold and wet outside). Decided not to volunteer
C24.
493d/48th - Grim Reapers Supporter.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/charlie-two-four/ FuzzyFastjetFotos, incorporating "HazyHelos"
There's no "go-round" in a glider.
493d/48th - Grim Reapers Supporter.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/charlie-two-four/ FuzzyFastjetFotos, incorporating "HazyHelos"
There's no "go-round" in a glider.
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My Dad would have liked that!!!. A Submariner during the war, he SHOULD have been on the 'Affray' when it sank with all hands in the Channel. He was ashore with an arm injury. Saved by a rugby match.....................
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