[HN Gopher] Life on board a British nuclear submarine (2012)
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Life on board a British nuclear submarine (2012)
Author : whocansay
Score : 59 points
Date : 2023-08-23 20:35 UTC (2 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.theguardian.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.theguardian.com)
| placesalt wrote:
| Confined farts and tea,
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| A grand place to be!
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| On board HMS Majesty
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| For nukes a tour or' sea
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| What kind of men are we?
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| Who fly 'bove the floor?
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| Hardy! and Strong!
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| and Work all day long!
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| and Sing a sweet song
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| when we come back to thee.
| [deleted]
| avar wrote:
| This 2012 article mentions that the Royal Navy might have female
| submariners "next year". It happened in 2014:
| https://www.gov.uk/government/news/female-submariners-make-h...
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| And here's the next article I found on the subject, from last
| year, looks like it's not going so well:
| https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.opindia.com/2022/11/women-o...
| msla wrote:
| Working link:
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| https://www.opindia.com/2022/11/women-officers-sexually-and-...
| walrus01 wrote:
| There's some pretty good video on youtube showing what the galley
| looks like on a US submarine, and meal prep/cooking for one meal.
| They fit a lot of stuff in a very tight space.
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| obviously they have an interest in only filming the non-sensitive
| areas for public relations purposes...
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWk7oFF1Ku0
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-jyzwdmEIE
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al7DqK0f8lI
| dmix wrote:
| I wondered why those Navy videos spend an inordinate amount of
| time showing how food is made and interviewing the chefs, it
| makes sense that is the least classified area and they aren't
| scared of bothering important stuff (not to downplay food).
| askiiart wrote:
| (2012)
| dang wrote:
| Added. Thanks!
| akira2501 wrote:
| That's the great thing about simplistic war propaganda. It's
| pretty timeless.
| FirmwareBurner wrote:
| _> TCPO 'Tug' Wilson in the weapons room (AKA 'bomb shop'). Crew
| members often hug the cruise missiles to stay cool while they
| sleep. _
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| Is it that hot in the submarine that you have to sleep naked and
| hug torpedoes to stay cool while you sleep? Is there no form of
| climate control?
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| On US submarines it must be much cooler as everyone is wearing
| thick overalls[1] and even winter clothing in the torpedo bay.
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| [1] https://youtu.be/UYEyhB0AGlw?si=XfZjsJdPCGMBYyhY&t=369
| RosanaAnaDana wrote:
| > overalls
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| Coveralls, or poopiesuits.
| knodi123 wrote:
| In the Smarter Every Day video, they're literally under a polar
| ice cap.
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| I would think that location plays a big role.
| FirmwareBurner wrote:
| How much cooler could it be to make such a stark difference?
| 0C under the ice vs 4C in the Atlantic UK waters?
| aziaziazi wrote:
| I guess you mean 3D location. Now I'm wondering how fast the
| temperature change during dive/rise.
| tpmx wrote:
| I think a nuclear deterrence against insane countries like e.g.
| Russia is of critical importance.
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| I'm am also concerned about the quality of the work on UK's four
| nuclear subs.
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| 2012:
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| "British submariner tried to pass secrets to Russia"
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| https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-russia-submarine-...
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| 2017:
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| "Nuclear submarine sex and drugs scandal: Nine Trident crew
| expelled from Navy amid 'cocaine' and affairs allegations"
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| https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/navy-nuclear...
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| 2022:
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| "British Submariners' Emails Put U.K. Nuclear Deterrent At Risk,
| Judge Rules"
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| https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/british-submariners-em...
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| 2023:
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| "Royal Navy orders investigation into nuclear submarine 'repaired
| with glue'"
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| https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/01/royal-navy-o...
| walrus01 wrote:
| You didn't even get to the Astute class submarine that was run
| aground.
| [deleted]
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