43. Interceptor boats built by Irish company Safe Haven Marine are also wicked quick, but they are also specialised for particularly heavy seas. If they roll over, they self-right.

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44. Admiral Sir Sidney Smith is the forgotten British hero of the Napoleonic Wars. A contemporary (and sometimes rival, later friend) of Nelson, he deserves far greater recognition than he gets (or got at the time, at least by the establishment who largely resented his conspicuous success).

45. Smith was responsible for destroying half the French fleet at Toulon in 1793 ....and stopping Napoleon in middle east, and much more But above all, for unconventional naval warfare

46. The Hunt For Red October is the 2nd best submarine movie ever. Must watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iyn...

Best is das boot?

It's a great movie, except for the few scenes where Sean Connery feigns speaking butchered russian with a Scottish accent. 😂

And what is the first one please?

47. During WW2 paddle boards were the US’ Office of Strategic Services Maritime Unit (OSS-MU), forerunner of CIA. They got the idea from a little known British special forces unit called SRU (Sea Reconnaissance Unit), led by genius Canadian Naval officer, Lt-Commander Bruce Wright, RCNVR

48. At the same time, British SF units including SRU, were perfecting canoe operations. This metal example is powered (exhaust in centre), has a rudder, and 'catamaran' (actually trimaran) outriggers. By memory, that'll be a Vickers K machine gun off an aircraft

49. I'm an advocate of uncrewed systems, but never underestimate the usefulness of appropriately trained and motivated humans

50. Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) have a *huge* potential in naval warfare but manufacturers seem blind to this, so it probably won't happen. (representative image only - talking generally)

ROVs are not terribly useful, but AUVs are most definitely happening.

I think that they are both terribly useful

Can you develop this point more? I'm working with ROVs but the limitations I see is that they are tethered because of the power usage. Of course it's possible to built a low profile companion but still energy requirements are pretty high

Also in DM, I'm legitimately interested

Are fiber optic cables viable remote control method for UUVs?

Here follows a break Had no idea it'd get this many reposts! Hopefully I can keep it interesting?

The whole concept is a back to the future event. The first known use of submarines was The Turtle Boat, a midget submarine used to attack explosive to a British ship during the American revolutionary war. The boat is on display at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.

This thread is pure gold :)

you are doing great!! ps what is the best submarine movie? pps where is the accent on sub-ma-ri-ner for proper pronunciation? (I would say the "ma")

51. The Swedish Saab RB-08 was a really interesting anti-ship missile, it was actually the first Western shipborne anti-ship missile to enter service

You likely overestimate how much most of us know. So it's all interesting.

What’s #1?

My favorite movie of all time.

Wild guess at #1 - Operation Petticoat? 😂

Are we talking current or historical? SES-100B hit at least 75 knots (wiki says 96 knots in trials, but doesn't source that).