Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Center of gravity Vs. Center of Bouyancy

[Ed Greany <crest25@attglobal.net>]

Oh Greg! How I wish I could be there but I'm in the L.A. area.

Have fun.

Ed

Greg Cotton wrote:
> 
> I will have to look at some of my Norfolk pictures, I may have a couple of the
> Argonaut. When I was on the Torsk I was an RM3, I switched to Sonar after
> we decommissioned the Torsk in Mar of 1968. I went to the Cubera (SS 347)
> and then to the Alex. Hamilton (SSBN 617) in late 1968.
> Come to the next work weekend if you can; weekend of Sept 28th. We should
> have about 60 people, most ex boat guys; I'll save a bunk in the after battery.
> I think if we turned a shaft now that the boat would sink, they tighened down
> the shaft seals in 1968 and they're pretty rusted in place. We are going to get
> at least one Fairbanks Morse running though...aahhh...smoke and noise,
> wonderful.
> Check out Dex Armstrongs stories:
> 
> http://128.241.206.59/substuff/abr.htm
> 
> Greg
> 
> Date sent:              Sun, 12 Aug 2001 14:31:29 -0700
> From:                   Doug Niessen <dniessen@pacbell.net>
> Subject:                Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Center of gravity Vs. Center of Bouyancy
> To:                     personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Send reply to:          personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> 
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > We operated with Torsk many times off VA Capes (Argonaut 66-68). We had
> > a fire in maneuvering during heavy weather and the CO had us get it
> > under control before surfacing.
> >
> > Did you guys ever get your stbd. shaft brg. fixed? We could hear you
> > guys coming 20 kyards away.:)
> >
> > I envy you being able to work on Torsk, the Canadians scrapped the
> > Argonaut.
> >
> > Doug  K6STS
> > ex-STS2 (SS)