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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

14. Under Stalin the USSR worked on a submarine which had 3 torpedo rooms, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and midget submarines for amphibious assault. Obvious the idea didn’t float

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nndrew.bsky.social @nndrew.bsky.social

Pew Pew Pew.

aug 7, 2025, 3:58 pm • 0 0 • view
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

15. The USS Tullibee nuclear submarine design should have been provided to Canada and Australia IMO

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Steve Daly 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @stevedaly.bsky.social

Very interesting suggestion.

aug 7, 2025, 1:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

16. All the recent news faff that the U.S. Navy deployed submarines to counter Russia’s drunk tweets is just embarrassing.

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aug 7, 2025, 12:49 pm • 122 9 • view
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Jean Salvati @jean-salvati.bsky.social

I guess the whole point was to use the word “nuclear”. Sounds dramatic and scary. bsky.app/profile/jean...

aug 7, 2025, 1:04 pm • 1 0 • view
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

17. Here’s a useful chart (a couple of years old but makes the point) on the distinction between a nuclear powered submarine and a nuclear armed one When we say ‘nuclear submarine’ we usually mean nuclear powered

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aug 7, 2025, 1:20 pm • 86 7 • view
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Doug's Droopy-Faced Halloween Mask @jonspaceharper.bsky.social

Can the Vanguards launch while in drydock? Asking for no reason whatsoever.

aug 7, 2025, 1:25 pm • 2 0 • view
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

18. Monitors, warships with massive guns and usually armour, for coastal bombardment, were very cool, they should be better remembered

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

19. British monitor submarines (HMS M1,M2,M3) were even cooler. They fired semi-submerged with only the conning tower and muzzle above water

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midshipnews.org @midshipnews.org

You can’t beat the Surcouf!! www.hisutton.com/Surcouf.html H I Sutton - Covert Shores

aug 7, 2025, 1:52 pm • 4 0 • view
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

Yeah she’s on any top 5 list of greatest submarines ever By M class is high too

aug 7, 2025, 1:55 pm • 3 0 • view
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Public Health, Sometimes @justarandomdan.bsky.social

Cruiser submarines, in general, are such a fascinating, albeit rather useless, concept. The Surcouf is my favorite of these (your diagram of it is spectacular, btw).

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aug 7, 2025, 1:54 pm • 2 0 • view
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Smelladfella @smelladfella.bsky.social

This would be even harder for a sub.

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aug 8, 2025, 6:46 pm • 2 0 • view
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

20. Considering warships as female is not universal, depends on country and in some cases on the individual name of the ship. Russia for example often considers ships as masculine This lady is HMS Nelson

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aug 7, 2025, 1:49 pm • 77 3 • view
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

21. The first female submarine crewmember was likely a Norwegian in 1980s. The first female submarine captain was Solveig Krey, Royal Norwegian Navy, 1995

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aug 7, 2025, 2:22 pm • 85 6 • view
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

22. Today, almost half of navies with submarines allow females to serve aboard. www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

23. The greatest challenge with having female submariners is… male submariners. Men, we can do better.

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Mike @miker498.bsky.social

Is it possible to have an all-female crew?

aug 7, 2025, 2:24 pm • 2 0 • view
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social

24. It is correct, that you cannot beat the Surcouf @midshipnews.org (Unless you are a American freighter off Panama)

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aug 7, 2025, 2:28 pm • 79 1 • view
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Gordon Moat @gordonmoat.bsky.social

Briefly recalling a story about large Japanese submarines able to carry planes. Think the idea was to attack the Panama Canal.

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Gonzo @gonzrofl.bsky.social

Yes, also because they're named after French Marshals 😛

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