Lew Clayman wrote:
>-- Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@Sun.COM> wrote:> At which one guy said, "Who is Kittredge?"
>
> The other guy said, "Hey I met Kittredge in Maine back in '91. Kind
> of an old guy. His sub was scary."Salesmen... (I hope)
> 2. It is actually the S101.
> 3. The business card and placard by the sub said they were US Submarines.
> I just located their URL on this sub:
>
> http://ussubs.com/Main_folder/itvpt4.htmlMarketing, not actually contradicting the British-Swedish connection, just
playing themselves up. The web page says (carefully, I think):"The Marlin S-101, a diesel electric submarine built by U.S. Submarines'
Principal Engineer and once used by the Swedish Navy for anti-submarine warfare
operations has been purchased by U.S. Submarines and is undergoing a
refit under the supervision of Vice President Ellis Adams in Seattle,
Washington."In other words, their current Principal Engineer worked on the manufacture of
the sub, but they're silent as to where, when, and in who's employ. Oh, and
they bought it and are refitting it now. So perhaps they deserve some of the
credit (through the Engineer, whose role in the original manufacture is not
clarified) but perhaps they'd like the reader think they did a lot more.But perhaps not...
-Lew
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