Researching information ( non classified stuff ) for a novel. Help needed please.

[Sumo]

For Fwd maybe, back aft still had the kettle to put to bed, and if on a jolly couldn't even start that for 2 hours after shore supply connected.

After 18 years of that I was well happy getting a wreckers draft.

Bar open, after 18 yrs

 

[HartleyHare]

The last thing entered into the log when you come back and have tied up alongside.
Finished With Main Engines And Steering, Fall Out Harbour Stations Below .

I'd never have guessed that one. Useful information though

 

[SONAR-BENDER]

For Fwd maybe, back aft still had the kettle to put to bed, and if on a jolly couldn't even start that for 2 hours after shore supply connected.

Why didn't you all just scram.........?


What? No groan button?



HH - check up SCRAM v reactor.

 

[Sumo]

Why didn't you all just scram.........?


What? No groan button?



HH - check up SCRAM v reactor.

That would have been totally irresponsible, with the bar open fwd

 

[WreckerL]

Why didn't you all just scram.........?


What? No groan button?



HH - check up SCRAM v reactor.

I could tell tales, especially one NCOW who, shall we say, loosely interpreted the SOPs

 

[HartleyHare]

Why didn't you all just scram.........?


What? No groan button?



HH - check up SCRAM v reactor.

Well, I know what Scram is ..... the relevance escapes me though

 

[HartleyHare]

I've just been looking at a cut away image of an Astute class boat. I cant see the wardroom, officers cabins and bathrooms. Also, do officers have to take food from the galley to the wardroom to eat or is the food brought to them? @WreckerL can you help, please?

 

[WreckerL]

The food is brought to them. On an S boat the wardroom was on one deck with the galley below, food coming up via a dumb waiter, on a T boat the wardroom is on two deck opposite the galley so much easier. On both classes the Senior Rates mess is fwd of the galley, the Junior Rates mess aft of the galley. Food is served up via serving hatches to both messes on both classes of boats.

 

[SONAR-BENDER]

Well, I know what Scram is ..... the relevance escapes me though

'Tis a play on words! Scram being to leg it or a SCRAM.

You have to be there.

 

[WreckerL]

Well, I know what Scram is ..... the relevance escapes me though

A reactor scram is when something goes wrong and the control rods drop in and shut the reactor down, it can either be done automatically by the protection system or manually.

 

[SONAR-BENDER]

A reactor scram is when something goes wrong and the control rods drop in and shut the reactor down, it can either be done automatically by the protection system or manually.

Allegedly from a very early US experimental reactor when some body asked 'But what would you do if the rods fell into core?'

The answer was 'Scram (out of here)'

 

[WreckerL]

Allegedly from a very early US experimental reactor when some body asked 'But what would you do if the rods fell into core?'

The answer was 'Scram (out of here)'

That's the dit they spin in the nuke school at Sultan.