Submarines
Secret Submarine Base?
The always-transparent China has been building a submarine base near Sanya, on Hainan Island off its southern coast. This represents a further expansion of China’s presence in this South China Sea/Paracel Islands area–a build-up that has been going on for the last twenty years. What I find interesting is that FoxNews calls this a secret... »
German U-Boat
I am reading an excellent book called Iron Coffins, by Commander Herbert A. Werner, who served on five German u-boats between 1941 and 1945. Judging by this sailor’s uniform and the quality of the photo, I’d guess that this is WWI. But I liked it anyway and thought I should include it. In fact,... »
Astute Class Submarine Cutaway
The Astute class submarines are British Royal Navy nuclear fleet submarines. Click For Giant Size Cutaway of Astute Submarine Towards the Stern 70 – Ship’s Office 68 – Forward Hydroplane 78 – High Pressure Air Bottles Toward Midships 45 – Port Side Communications Office 60 – Control Room Consoles 62 – Senior Ratings Bunks 58 – Senior Ratings Bathrooms »
Scorpene Submarine Cutaway
We have a rather nice cutaway of the Scorpene submarine from Defense Industry Daily. We also have an extra-large cutaway of the entire Scorpene submarine. »