tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093295897241438289.post4971584734003829660..comments2024-03-01T09:53:41.683+02:00Comments on Naval Analyses: INFOGRAPHICS #7: Los Angeles class nuclear powered fast attack submarines of US NavyD-Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958151042890362933noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093295897241438289.post-74491563634808247682018-04-26T17:44:08.907+03:002018-04-26T17:44:08.907+03:00Thank you very much for your insights. Good to kno...Thank you very much for your insights. Good to know that the graph and the info provided isn't accurate. It is not my work as I mention in the text but it is always good to have accurate information, especially about submarines which is not.. my forte. I am very interested to learn stories from people who served aboard such boats. If you would like, you could share with us your stories and/or photos in an article :-)D-Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958151042890362933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093295897241438289.post-5809492454536934482018-04-25T20:15:01.066+03:002018-04-25T20:15:01.066+03:00As a former Nuke who served on an advanced LA-Clas...As a former Nuke who served on an advanced LA-Class boat, I'm here to tell ya that everything displayed from the reactor compartment back (the entire engine room) is ridiculously incorrect. The forward half is a fairly good representation.<br />Some of the other 'facts' are incorrect too... There's a crew of 110-115, but you take only 105 out to sea. There are 68 bunks onboard, so you don't get your own berth unless you are an officer and a select few of the high ranking enlisted, like senior or master chiefs. I managed to get my own rack by sleeping in a rack on an empty torpedo rack. LA-Class boats are *NOT* meant/designed to out to sea for 90 days, r u friggin nuts? 6-8 weeks, tops, the limitation being food. We went on a mission over 90 days once and in order to have enough food with us when we left port we were walking on 16" of canned flour, sugar, coffee and lard that covered every square inch of floor space in the forward half, and even so, by the time we pulled into Holy Loch, Scotland after our special patrol, we were down to peanut butter and jelly and several big blocks of cheese, lol. The human element is always the 'weakest link'... the reactor can run for 13 years effective full power before it needs to be replaced.Mudderfukkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364327104618726025noreply@blogger.com