An early Polaris launch from USS Observation Island (EAG-154) that did not go as planned. Observation Island was the at-sea launch test platform for Polaris & Poseidon missiles and has launched more SLBMs than any #USNavy submarine.
#SubSunday #SilentService
#SubSunday An unexpected package arrived for my birthday this year all the way from a good mate in Tasmania. To my amazement it contained 1:350 scale models of my two command appointments: HMAS Oxley (as CO) and HMS Revenge (as XO); I’m speechless! #submarines #perisher
Like a mother hen with her chicks, the submarine tender USS Holland (AS-3) is shown here in the 1930s with 12 subs.
#SubSunday
OOA activity - Update
Black Sea Fleet Kilo Krasnodar completed 36-day transit from Tartus to St. Petersburg, 5 November 2023.
Maintenance will likely take ~4-9 months.
#SubSunday
#SubSunday El submarino indio INS Vela de la clase Scorpene. Los 6 submarinos del Programa 75 son los INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj, INS Vela, INS Vagir e INS Vagsheer entregado en marzo de este año.
