Submarine

[Csail]

Anyone know where the sub is that was going east up bristol channel?

 

[Csail]

Interesting while doing another search.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/c...ff-home-for-a-soviet-submarine-name_page.html

 

[Csail]

Someone must know even Swansea CG didn't know it went past!!!

 

[chrishelen]

Its in the QA dock in Cardiff Andy or it was yesterday,it came in with a Dutch patrol boat on friday and apparently it was just in front of our boat all the way from Flatholm but we didnt see it.

 

[Csail]

Thanks for that. Do you know if we can take Ben to go on it?
Andy

 

[chrishelen]

Not open to the public.

 

[Runna]

two of us sailed up today from barry and as we was aproaching cardiff if it was being towed out by two tugs then after it got so far out the tugs let it go and it sailed away on its own power. when i find my phone lead i will upload a few pictures.

James

 

[Csail]

I thought all commercial vessels had to use AIS. Apart from the Navy.

 

[Sneds]

Does AIS work underwater

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[Csail]

Does AIS work underwater

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Don't know but how do coms work on subs? do they need to surface?

 

[Morpheous]

I used to work on sub com systems 25 years ago, they used to have to stick an aerial up and do all the transmitting and receiving in one go. They used VLF - very low frequency which actually bounces round inside the atmosphere so you can radio a sub anywhere on the planet. I expect things have moved on now though.

 

[Oceanis]

How do subs navigate as I would assume that GPS isn't going to work under water - no signal. Do they have to use good old gyro compasses and the like?

 

[Morpheous]

They used to, that and good old fashioned charts! I expect technology has moved on now though, after that grounding last year there is clearly a lot to be said sticking your head out of the top and having a butchers!