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January 7, 2012 Secret Sub
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It's the most covert submarine in the American arsenal. Since the sub's 2004 launch, experts have speculated that USS Jimmy Carter was designed with classified spy missions in mind. Allegedly, the sub is able to slip into enemy ports undetected and even tap into the underwater fiber-optics of foes to listen in on undersea chatter. USS Jimmy Carter may have done just that last year, when it was quietly deployed to spy on North Korea -- one of the only known missions the sub has ever taken. What else can USS Jimmy Carter, one of the Navy's three Seawolf-class Submarines, accomplish? Nobody's quite sure, because Navy officials haven't commented on exactly what kinds of tech the seafarer is equipped with. But the Jimmy Carter does boast unprecedented hull space, to store unmanned aerial and undersea vehicles for whatever deadly missions our former president's namesake needs to embark on. |
via Wired
Griff Saturday Jan 7 01:19 PM
cool.
Happy Monkey Saturday Jan 7 04:46 PM
It is "speculated" that a military submarine is used for classified spy missions?
Don't go out on a limb there, experts.
richlevy Sunday Jan 8 12:54 AM
Thunderbirds are go!
Sundae Sunday Jan 8 05:15 AM
You have a gold submarine, how cool is that?
Although I admit the thread title has me salivating over a turkey and cheese on Italian cheese & herb with all the salad (except tomanto and cucumber) and chilli and honey & mustard sauce.
ZenGum Sunday Jan 8 06:20 AM
I thought this was going to be another 
thread. 
infinite monkey Sunday Jan 8 08:03 AM
"Once I had a secret sub..."
Gravdigr Sunday Jan 8 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by infinite monkey
"Once I had a secret sub..."
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next
Gravdigr Monday Jan 9 03:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ZenGum
I thought this was going to be another
thread. |
Coign Monday Jan 9 10:36 AM
Doing more research on this, I Googled it. What is happening in this picture I thought was interesting and I would share. It is the sub being demagnetized.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deperming
"A sea-going metal-hulled ship or submarine, by its very nature, develops a magnetic signature as it travels due to a magneto-mechanical interaction with the Earth's magnetic field. This signature can be exploited by magnetic mines, or facilitate the detection of a submarine by ships or aircraft with magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) equipment. Navies use the deperming procedure, in conjunction with degaussing, as a countermeasure against this."
jimhelm Monday Jan 9 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Sundae
You have a gold submarine, how cool is that?
Although I admit the thread title has me salivating over a turkey and cheese on Italian cheese & herb with all the salad (except tomanto and cucumber) and chilli and honey & mustard sauce. |
HungLikeJesus Monday Jan 9 01:07 PM
It's a yellow submarine!
Sing with me now...
jimhelm Monday Jan 9 01:12 PM
OK, whaddya wanna sing?
SPUCK Tuesday Jan 10 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Coign
Doing more research on this, I Googled it. What is happening in this picture I thought was interesting and I would share. It is the sub being demagnetized.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deperming "A sea-going metal-hulled ship or submarine, by its very nature, develops a magnetic signature as it travels due to a magneto-mechanical interaction with the Earth's magnetic field. This signature can be exploited by magnetic mines, or facilitate the detection of a submarine by ships or aircraft with magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) equipment. Navies use the deperming procedure, in conjunction with degaussing, as a countermeasure against this." |
Thanks!
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