[HN Gopher] Life on board a British nuclear submarine (2012) ___________________________________________________________________ Life on board a British nuclear submarine (2012) Author : whocansay Score : 59 points Date : 2023-08-23 20:35 UTC (2 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.theguardian.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.theguardian.com) | placesalt wrote: | Confined farts and tea, | | A grand place to be! | | On board HMS Majesty | | For nukes a tour or' sea | | What kind of men are we? | | Who fly 'bove the floor? | | Hardy! and Strong! | | and Work all day long! | | and Sing a sweet song | | when we come back to thee. | [deleted] | avar wrote: | This 2012 article mentions that the Royal Navy might have female | submariners "next year". It happened in 2014: | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/female-submariners-make-h... | | And here's the next article I found on the subject, from last | year, looks like it's not going so well: | https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.opindia.com/2022/11/women-o... | msla wrote: | Working link: | | https://www.opindia.com/2022/11/women-officers-sexually-and-... | walrus01 wrote: | There's some pretty good video on youtube showing what the galley | looks like on a US submarine, and meal prep/cooking for one meal. | They fit a lot of stuff in a very tight space. | | obviously they have an interest in only filming the non-sensitive | areas for public relations purposes... | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWk7oFF1Ku0 | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-jyzwdmEIE | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al7DqK0f8lI | dmix wrote: | I wondered why those Navy videos spend an inordinate amount of | time showing how food is made and interviewing the chefs, it | makes sense that is the least classified area and they aren't | scared of bothering important stuff (not to downplay food). | askiiart wrote: | (2012) | dang wrote: | Added. Thanks! | akira2501 wrote: | That's the great thing about simplistic war propaganda. It's | pretty timeless. | FirmwareBurner wrote: | _> TCPO 'Tug' Wilson in the weapons room (AKA 'bomb shop'). Crew | members often hug the cruise missiles to stay cool while they | sleep. _ | | Is it that hot in the submarine that you have to sleep naked and | hug torpedoes to stay cool while you sleep? Is there no form of | climate control? | | On US submarines it must be much cooler as everyone is wearing | thick overalls[1] and even winter clothing in the torpedo bay. | | [1] https://youtu.be/UYEyhB0AGlw?si=XfZjsJdPCGMBYyhY&t=369 | RosanaAnaDana wrote: | > overalls | | Coveralls, or poopiesuits. | knodi123 wrote: | In the Smarter Every Day video, they're literally under a polar | ice cap. | | I would think that location plays a big role. | FirmwareBurner wrote: | How much cooler could it be to make such a stark difference? | 0C under the ice vs 4C in the Atlantic UK waters? | aziaziazi wrote: | I guess you mean 3D location. Now I'm wondering how fast the | temperature change during dive/rise. | tpmx wrote: | I think a nuclear deterrence against insane countries like e.g. | Russia is of critical importance. | | I'm am also concerned about the quality of the work on UK's four | nuclear subs. | | 2012: | | "British submariner tried to pass secrets to Russia" | | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-russia-submarine-... | | 2017: | | "Nuclear submarine sex and drugs scandal: Nine Trident crew | expelled from Navy amid 'cocaine' and affairs allegations" | | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/navy-nuclear... | | 2022: | | "British Submariners' Emails Put U.K. Nuclear Deterrent At Risk, | Judge Rules" | | https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/british-submariners-em... | | 2023: | | "Royal Navy orders investigation into nuclear submarine 'repaired | with glue'" | | https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/01/royal-navy-o... | walrus01 wrote: | You didn't even get to the Astute class submarine that was run | aground. | [deleted] ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-08-23 23:00 UTC)