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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub at Portland, OR boat show



Hi Carsten,

Thanks for the claification.

Our American news media is not known for getting any details right. Lucky they
even reported a sub was going to be there!

I am going tonight and my trusty camera is coming along too. :)

Regards,
Ray

> Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 19:13:39 +0100
> From: MerlinSub@t-online.de (Carsten Standfuß)
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> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub at Portland, OR boat show
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> Hi Ray - some smaller mistakes in the article
> 
> - S101 was british built by Marlin Sub (Paul Moorhouse) 
>   and only sold or rent to the swedish navy. 
> 
> -"remaining two subs.."  There are only two units build : 
>   S101 and S102. A later but clear different design was S103 "Lula"
> 
> All displayed here : 
> 
> http://www.charliebird.net/marlinsubs/s101.htm
> 
> If you can - take pictures for Psubs - special from the inside..  
> 
> great designs - all three, regards Carsten 
> 
> 
> Ray Keefer schrieb:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > The local paper in Portland, OR, The Oregonian, Friday, January 4, 2002, 
Page
> > B3, has an article about a boat show. The title of the article is:
> > 
> >         Boat show stars sailboats to a tiny sub
> > 
> > To quote the relavant paragraph:
> > 
> >         Another vessel on display is a small Swedish-built submarine is a
> >         designed to track Soviet midget subs in naval bases. This sub, one
> >         of two remaining, belongs to Ellis Adams of Seattle. If he finds
> >         enough interest, he would resume production of the little sub
> >         for personal use.
> > 
> > A radio ad said the sub was S101.
> > 
> > The show runs from Jan 5th - Jan 13 at the Portland Expo Center.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Ray