I managed four days and was going stir crazy. That said conditions in the bomb shop were much better than the lads in the rack. As for the back afties, they deserve every penny - and some. Really good bunch of lads aboard.
Would HMS Tireless have visited any foreign ports on this deployment, or has she been at sea constantly for 10 months? Also, what does silent running actualy involve? What can crew members not do during silent running which they can do during normal running periods? Finaly, other than seeing their families, whats the one thing submariners look forward to doing after a long deployment such as this?
Well done to all the crew!
...what does silent running actualy involve?
...What can crew members not do during silent running which they can do during normal running periods?
...whats the one thing submariners look forward to doing after a long deployment such as this?
Noshing off your oppo (but really quietly.)
Noshing off your oppo with a Nomex glove.
Noshing off your oppo from another boat.
They would have had runs ashore and 5th watch changes so not all of the ships company will have done the full 10 months though a fair few will have. Silent running in this case means no sending/receiving e-mails, reduced machinery evolutions, permission required for movies/DVD's (standard practice anyway) and stopping any noisy routines.
Apart from seeing the family I always looked forward to a run ashore. In cold war days we nearly always had a foreign run ashore before getting back to the UK and that first pint in a pub was nectar.
Would HMS Tireless have visited any foreign ports on this deployment, or has she been at sea constantly for 10 months? Also, what does silent running actualy involve? What can crew members not do during silent running which they can do during normal running periods? Finaly, other than seeing their families, whats the one thing submariners look forward to doing after a long deployment such as this?
Well done to all the crew!
You picks yer branches, Wrecker... :wink:
You picks yer branches, Wrecker... :wink:
Especially if you failed in your first oneottytrain1: