what is this on the sub's back?, page 1

From CNN's story

us.cnn.com...

I have not seen this type of pic before.. is this a special ops delivery system?

anyone?

It looks like a version of the Advanced SEAL Delivery System.
en.wikipedia.org...

reply to post by Phage

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Looks like you're correct. Nothing to be worried about, then.

Originally posted by Perfect stranger
I have not seen this type of pic before.. is this a special ops delivery system?

It is a SEAL Delivery Vehicle

en.wikipedia.org...
www.navy.mil...

reply to post by Perfect stranger

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its a pod that allows the sub to stay underwater and release Navy Seals for covert operations and also pick them up, it functions basically the same as a torpedo launch tube, before they launch they flood the tube with water to equalize the pressure and when they re-enter the tube its filled with water so the hatch can be opened then they pressurize it forcing the water out then the Seals can open the main hatch going into the sub completing there mission in silently and without a trace. Those Navy Seals are pretty sneaky no doubt they are the most deadly human weapon on this planet, would hate to be on there hit list.

I have a good friend of mine that is a Navy Seal and when we were kids growing up he was always kind of nerdy in school getting picked on by others he said that helped fuel his fire and wanting to become a highly trained badass. People don't pick on him anymore that much I know for a fact. People can be so cruel to others that are different than themselves, I'm glad he used this to motivate himself to be something that most people thought he could never be.

reply to post by Captain Reynolds

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theres nothing to worry about here guys, especially since its photographed..how many black ops ships are photographed nowadays..or ever haha

I think I have it

www.specialoperations.com...

The USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642) underway, fitted with two Dry Dock Shelters (DDS)

here's another angle on USS Dallas SSN- 700

navsource.org...

Looks like we have dry deck shelters that can house " stuff"

reply to post by Perfect stranger

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It is obviously the womens room!

Complete with extra amenities.

Taken from article:

"Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has notified Congress of plans to allow women to serve aboard submarines, a Defense Department official said Tuesday".

Originally posted by AlternateEnding
reply to post by Perfect stranger

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It is obviously the womens room!

Complete with extra amenities.

Taken from article:

"Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has notified Congress of plans to allow women to serve aboard submarines, a Defense Department official said Tuesday".

It said it's starting with SSBNs. I toured the USS Michigan once, it did not feel like a submarine as I know them, it felt spacious like a surface ship. The enlisted crew had better quarters than most of the officers of an SSN. I can't see this working on the smaller boats.

Originally posted by noobsauce13
But it also looks like the Japanese submarines with the kamikaze airplanes inside the sub

You mean the I-400 class
en.wikipedia.org...'

They were not kamikaze airplanes, there was a plan to use them as kamikaze to block the Panama canal, but the pilots were against it.

Its not the The USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642) or the USS Dallas SSN- 700

but it is a Dry Dock Shelter on a sub with the hull number starting with 72*

That means its one of 4 subs.
* USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
* USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
* USS Florida (SSGN-728)
* USS Georgia (SSGN-729)

And the little sub is a SEAL Delivery Vehicle [SDV]
But not a Advanced SEAL Delivery System sub as they do not use the Dry Dock Shelter.(to big)
www.news.navy.mil...
www.globalsecurity.org...

www.news.navy.mil...



Keep guessing


[edit on 25-2-2010 by ANNED]

reply to post by Schaden

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I'm kinda curious how that is going to work...Gonna have to ask my bro, he's a non-com on a trident boat, but then again with all that he tells me, i might be better off asking a rock. Serving on a fast-attack myself, I don't see how implementing co-ed conditions on the smaller boat would work either. Not saying I'm against anything like this happening, just never thought I would see them initiate something like this. Good luck to all those gal's out there that wanna be part of the silent service. 30 days without sunlight and living in a tube that doesn't enjoy being close to the surface on sea state 4 or 5 conditions is not the life for everyone.

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