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fv1609
18-07-2009, 09:20
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/fv1620/Dscf0418a.jpg
gritineye
18-07-2009, 09:48
Is it filling up with Pale Ale?
Enigma
18-07-2009, 09:53
Because the're not all there? :rofl:
fv1609
18-07-2009, 11:21
Is it filling up with Pale Ale?

Well I hadn't actually thought of that one, who knows if they have it on draught it saves the weight of bottles & cans. But wasn't the reason given by the skipper of the trip-round-the-docks boat.
Tony B
18-07-2009, 14:54
Bio Fuel? Or were they bribing CW to fit a V8?
fv1609
18-07-2009, 15:50
Bio Fuel? Or were they bribing CW to fit a V8?

Not that I know of.

The interesting bit is its nationality.
Tony B
18-07-2009, 17:02
Getting their own back for Smearnoff?
fv1609
18-07-2009, 22:11
It is a German sub & regularly leased to the Royal Navy for crew training. Apparently we don't have any diesel-electric subs any more, so training has to be done on a borrowed sub. Not sure why we need to train submariners to use a type of sub that is no longer in service.

Here is S196 in action. Ignoring the awful music, from what I can work out it is a Dutch doctor being sent to attend to a crewman (or the crewwoman) in the sub.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xZN7F7D7Rc
Tony B
19-07-2009, 08:15
Built by Blohm & Voss aren't they? B&V do a sort of prfeab design, basic hull fitted to customer requirments. There was a 'Monster Move' proggramme on Channel 4 recently about moving a Canadian O boat. Apparently they were used for intelligence gathering till quite recently.
agripper
20-07-2009, 12:56
You train the crews on types that we dont use in case we are needed to salvage or in the event of war for seized ships and boats. There is also the need to have crews able to crew on NATO exercises. Not to mention other classified episodes.
Lauren Child
22-07-2009, 10:44
Because if it was on the dockside it wouldnt be able to go anywhere....

Silly boy.
philb
22-07-2009, 13:58
I believe that these and some similar German-built Scandinavian submarines are leased to 'big' navies as quiet targets for hunting exercises.
Jessie The Jeep
22-07-2009, 17:03
Come on, did nobody see the comedy 'Down Periscope'?
andrewroberts.1953
24-07-2009, 06:24
These boats are also used to help train surface ship and helicopter crews. The picture is of Devonport, which is the home of Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST). On every Thursday a "war" is fought at sea off Devon and Cornwall. Ships, subs, aircraft, etc, from most NATO countries take part. Ships etc hunt these subs, and drop small depth charges on them. A few years ago an accident happened, and one of the subs was badly damaged. Nuclear boats only operate in deep water, and are very simple to find close to land. This is why small electric boats are used.
On some "Thursday wars", the Royal marines have a go at beach landings and helicopter assults.
David Ives
24-07-2009, 12:46
its there so the eboat society could nick its conning tower for w&p