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Tag: Submarines

Cutaway drawings of submarines.

  • Jim Creek Naval Radio Station Illustration 1950

    Jim Creek Naval Radio Station Illustration 1950

    Artist unknown, as this was a tossed-off illustration in the middle of a Popular Science, but what interested me:

    1. This is one helluva massive radio station.
    2. It’s still around.

    It’s called the Jim Creek Naval Radio Station, and the Center for Land Use Interpretation tells us:

    One of the world’s most powerful transmitters, this million watt Navy radio facility communicates with submarines at sea using very low frequency radio waves. Built in 1953 in the foothills of the northern Cascades, ten massive antenna cables, all more than a mile long, span the Jim Creek valley, suspended by twenty 200 foot tall towers.

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    Jim Creek Naval Transmitting Station 1950
    Jim Creek Naval Transmitting Station 1950
  • Dry-Land Submarine Trainer, 1950

    Dry-Land Submarine Trainer, 1950

    Its proper name was the Mark VII Attack Teacher and it was housed in a 3 story building in New London, CT.

    In an age before computers could process graphics, vehicle and nautical simulations had to be done with models.

    Trainees sat in a submarine mockup on the second floor, with a periscope jutting up into the third floor.  On that third floor was a terrazzo tile floor–each square representing 1,000 yards–with remote control wired cars made up to look like little submarines.

    Operators in the control room would plot enemy courses with the aid of mainframe computers.

    The model was so accurate that it even duplicated the curvature of the Earth.

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    Dry Land Submarine Trainer 1950
    Dry Land Submarine Trainer 1950

    Represented below is a closeup of the terrazzo floor, showing that one ship (#5) is within 2,000 yards of the periscope.  Note wires extending from ships.

     

    Submarine Trainer Simulation Floor 1950
    Submarine Trainer Simulation Floor 1950

    Source:  Popular Science January 1950

  • Deep Diver “Ferry” Submarine Cutaway, 1967

    Deep Diver “Ferry” Submarine Cutaway, 1967

    A gorgeous late 1960s cutaway from Pierre Mion for the “Deep Diver,” a ferry submarine designed by Edwin A. Link and built by Perry Submarine Builders, Riviera Beach, FL.

    This 22-foot, 4-man craft was meant for work, not play–underwater construction or research.

    Interestingly, Perry Submarines is still around and making submersibles, one of which is going for $695,000!

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    Deep Diver Ferry Submarine Cutaway 1967
    Deep Diver Ferry Submarine Cutaway 1967

    Source:  Popular Mechanics July 1967

  • Astute Class Submarine Cutaway Drawing

    This is a superb cutaway drawing of an Astute class submarine–British Royal Navy nuclear fleet submarines.

    Astute Class Submarine Cutaway
    Astute Class Submarine Cutaway – Large (1891 x 798 px)

     

    Astute Class Submarine Cutaway

    Astute Class Submarine Cutaway

    Close-Up:  Towards the Stern

    Astute Class Submarine Cutaway - Stern

    Astute Class Submarine Cutaway – Stern

    70 – Ship’s Office

    68 – Forward Hydroplane

    78 – High-Pressure Air Bottles

    Close-Up:  Toward Midships

    Astute Class Submarine Cutaway - Midships

    Astute Class Submarine Cutaway – 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.

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