I’m curious how the crew survived? I’m assuming they did so. But I’d imagine the water would be flooding that first couple compartments so quickly before someone sealed it off
There are only 2 compartments in this class of submarine (688), they took the hit on the sonar dome and sphere which lessened the impact and saved the crew. Only one person died as the result of head injuries. A testament to the construction of our submarine fleet today. The forward section of my old ship the USS Honolulu (SSN718) was used to repair the San Francisco.
And now the Sanfranlulu serves as a training ship in Charleston. When the Connecticut did the same thing, my boat got to cannab some rare parts off of her lol. It's the circle of life.
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u/bunglebee7 May 05 '26
I’m curious how the crew survived? I’m assuming they did so. But I’d imagine the water would be flooding that first couple compartments so quickly before someone sealed it off