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Revealing photos of the nuclear powered submarine “Yekaterinburg”
2012-01-05
That sub is toast.
Posted by:Shimble Guelph5793

#10  I'll go with the hypothesis that the anechoic coating caught fire during welding or cutting.

That's one hell of a big opening in the side of that sub. What were they doing, some sort of upgrade or corrective action?

Usually an opening like that is for removing and/or replacing equipment or its support framework.
Posted by: Pappy   2012-01-05 22:21  

#9  Maybe some of the Skval super-cavitating torpedoes powered by unstable hydrogen peroxide fuel cooked off. Again.

That's what sank the Kursk, you know.
Posted by: Bobby   2012-01-05 21:55  

#8  Awwww, #7, ya beat me to it.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-01-05 20:51  

#7  Still would have liked to see Montana.
Posted by: Mizzou Mafia   2012-01-05 16:11  

#6  Also within the inner hull.
Posted by: Shimble Guelph5793   2012-01-05 14:31  

#5  The blog asked, what would make a fire in that space burn so hot and so long?

Probably the rubberized sound proofing material between the inner and outer hulls.
Posted by: Shimble Guelph5793   2012-01-05 14:26  

#4  The blog asked, what would make a fire in that space burn so hot and so long?

I would guess the monopropellant rocket fuel they use in their torpedoes.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2012-01-05 14:05  

#3  I wonder if the Russians are stupid enough to try and repair it? That might work, unless the buyer checks SubFax before he buys it.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2012-01-05 13:58  

#2  That's one hell of a big opening in the side of that sub. What were they doing, some sort of upgrade or corrective action? I'm sure they can seal it up nice and tidy when they're done, but dang that is, if nothing else, horribly expensive.

The blog asked, what would make a fire in that space burn so hot and so long? That's easily answered: everything that's in there.
Posted by: Steve White   2012-01-05 12:40  

#1  Revealing photos? VA VA VOOM, BABY, TAKE IT OFF!
Posted by: gromky   2012-01-05 11:22  

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