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At random: "When you shoot at a destroyer and miss, it's like hit'in a wildcat in the ass with a banjo” -- Chief Officer Steward Dogan on the USS Gurnard during WWII

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fortyrod

Posted 2018-05-05 12:22 PM (#89257)

Great Sage of the Sea

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Subject: 5-5-/6 history

Atlantic 05/06/74: The USS Jallao (SS-368) experiences an explosion in the engine room while providing services in the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, operating area. An electrical arc ignited the engine room atmosphere causing a quick flash.The submarine surfaces and returns to port needing minor repairs and soot clean-up. Sixteen crew members are hospitalized with smoke inhalation effects and one with burns.

Ric

Posted 2018-05-05 2:26 PM (#89260 - in reply to #89257)

Plankowner

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Subject: RE: 5-5-/6 history

Oh, a fire ball. There is a video out there someplace showing one going through a diesel boat. Looks scary a hell.
Found the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5px6rCqArQ

Runner485

Posted 2018-05-06 5:46 AM (#89265 - in reply to #89257)

COMSUBBBS

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Location: New Jersey

Subject: RE: 5-5-/6 history

The electricians in manuvering room would scare hell out of us engine room types, by telling us they would attempt to throw a hugh fireball and watch as it bounced around the engineroom. This threat would be announced to us as we went from series battery to parallel battery.
As a precaution, even tho we knew the electricians lied like hell, I hung out near the fwd engine rm hatch, just in case !!!

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