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At random: Among the 'first' that Electric Boat Division has introduced into American submarines, have been the marine Diesel engine, the perfected use of the storage battery, the combination of battery and internal combustion engine, and the world's first adaptation of nuclear energy to propulsion in the USS NAUTILUS.
US Navy 3D Printing Submarines
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mike652
Posted 2017-07-31 6:07 AM (#84558)
Great Sage of the Sea

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Subject: US Navy 3D Printing Submarines

http://www.businessinsider.com/navy-3d-printing-submarines-2017-7
rover177
Posted 2017-07-31 2:20 PM (#84559 - in reply to #84558)
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Subject: RE: US Navy 3D Printing Submarines

Plastic at 500 metres - good luck!
Ric
Posted 2017-07-31 4:18 PM (#84562 - in reply to #84559)


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Subject: RE: US Navy 3D Printing Submarines

This looks like one of those wet delivery subs SEALS use. Equal pressure inside and out.
AtoZ
Posted 2017-07-31 7:37 PM (#84563 - in reply to #84559)


Great Sage of the Sea

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Subject: RE: US Navy 3D Printing Submarines

rover177 - 2017-07-31 3:20 PM

Plastic at 500 metres - good luck!


Depends on the thickness of the plastic and the inside diameter of the boat.
GaryKC
Posted 2017-07-31 7:38 PM (#84564 - in reply to #84558)


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Subject: RE: US Navy 3D Printing Submarines

Someone said they saw a segment about that on the Wendy Williams show. 
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