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2023-06-07 Science & Technology

Incredible video tour of a state-of-the-art U.S nuclear submarine - which has an onboard diner, wood-panelled officers' quarters and a periscope operated by an XBOX CONTROLLER

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The USS Indiana is a multi-billion-dollar state-of-the–art U.S nuclear-powered submarine, capable of staying submerged for three months at a time and firing 16 Tomahawk cruise missiles in a single salvo.

She has the latest in stealth technology, can travel at up to 29mph (25 knots) and can dive to depths of at least 800 feet (her actual dive capabilities are classified). What's more, Navy Seal forces can exit and enter the submarine while she's under the water from a chamber within the vessel.

By all accounts, she's one of the most lethal boats on the planet – and now you can peek inside thanks to fascinating footage vlogger Terry Fields filmed when he clambered down the hatch for a tour during 'Fleet Week' at Port Everglades in Florida.

The video, which has been viewed over 200,000 times on YouTube, shows the captain's quarters, the stylish mess hall and Fields clambering inside a torpedo tube.

What aspects of the submarine impressed him? 'Certainly, the control room,' Fields told MailOnline Travel. There, he learns from his tour guide - the submarine's commander, Scott Bresnahan - that sailors use an Xbox controller to control the periscope.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Tell me again why space force was a spin off from the Air Force? This is how people are going to operate in any sustained exo-earth environment.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-06-07 08:21|| 2023-06-07 08:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Now you know why the things have such a cost overrun. Those damn Xbox controllers cost a fortune.

Posted by Mercutio 2023-06-07 08:27|| 2023-06-07 08:27|| Front Page Top

#3 How is this not classified? The Navy put a sailor in prison for snapping pics - although his pics were in the nuke section of the boat...

Posted by Warthog 2023-06-07 09:41|| 2023-06-07 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 She has the latest in stealth technology

How dare you assume pronouns!

Navy Seal forces can exit and enter the submarine while she's under the water from a chamber within the vessel.

Oh, I see. Meeooowww!

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-06-07 10:21|| 2023-06-07 10:21|| Front Page Top

#5 spent 4 years underwater before leaving the Navy. The crews on these boats are ... fill in the blank. They are unable to run-in-place or lift weights because that creates noise. Food is great - perfect thing for filling veins with plaque. After getting married I also did not want to go back to cold bunking.

Posted by Old Salty 2023-06-07 14:59|| 2023-06-07 14:59|| Front Page Top

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