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| Russian Navy pursued Ohio class submarine in the Med |
| 2018-08-12 |
| The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that one of its missile frigates located and pursued a US nuclear submarine for two hours last April, according to a Russian language news account. The ship, the RFMSL Admiral Essen located the submarine during the escalation which saw US naval vessels, deployed to the eastern Mediterranean Sea launch missiles against targets in Syria. The Russian MoD claimed that the Admiral Essen escorted the submarine, said to be an Ohio class ballistic missile carrier, presumably away from its area of operation. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #9 I build em. SSBN Ohio 14. 4 converts to missile boats |
| Posted by: Rightwing 2018-08-12 11:27 |
| #8 The sub didn't go anywhere it didn't want to. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-08-12 11:19 |
| #7 reminded of the dog who chased cars.... OK, Laika, you got me. Now waddaya gonna do? |
| Posted by: Count Galeazzo McGurque6041 2018-08-12 11:17 |
| #6 The Med has so many choke points due to geography and the shallowness of the sea that it is easy for a surface ship to lay doggo and wait for any submarine to pass by. Then the boat (if it existed) made for the nearest freighter lane and hid in the noise. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-08-12 10:05 |
| #5 WTF is a boomer doing anywhere near a combat zone? Covert launches of special mission teams. See: Advanced SEAL Delivery System |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-08-12 08:57 |
| #4 The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that one of its missile frigates located and pursued a US nuclear submarine for two hours last April, according to a Russian language news account. No, they didn't. Next question, please? Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2018-08-12 07:20 |
| #3 There’s no way a boomer was operating in the Med. |
| Posted by: Neville Turkeyneck3487 2018-08-12 06:24 |
| #2 SSGN, if it were an Ohio class. |
| Posted by: Glirt Dingle2497 2018-08-12 05:09 |
| #1 WTF is a boomer doing anywhere near a combat zone? Some career-polishing asshole trying to make a name for himself. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2018-08-12 01:18 |