Ming class 361 & news on Chinese Type 093/09 III

[Guest]

CNN is often blocked by some nations. Pasted here is the CNN Ming submarine 361 article at this address to by pass some blocks for those few SC members in the Far East hungry for western news. Also included an image here of a model and some info about the new projected Chinese Type 093/09 III SSN. Enjoy.

Steve Reichmuth



China says sub disaster killed 70

Friday, May 2, 2003 Posted]http://www.stormpages.com/jetfight/sub/093a.jpg[/img]

[anonymous]

Image did not seem to

Image did not seem to go up on board in first message. One last try. Interesting model, but still not close to Merrimans!

http://www.subcommittee.com/SubComm/images/093a.jpg[/img]

[robse]

A little news on this

A little news on this accident: A Danish article on the web states that experts has not yet been able to discover the cause of the accident. All crewmembers were found on their posts, and there's no sign of any explosion, nor water intrusion. The probable cause of their deaths is stated as suffercation.

... could they be talking about CO2 poisoning?



Image of "Ming Class subs"

[raalst]

If the photo is accurate,

If the photo is accurate, then the Ming is an
improved Romeo.

I have one static kit on order. Trumpeter makes
these romeo kits
(www.trumpeter-china.com)

one warning : Trumpeter is based in Guangdong,
SARS-country. I hate to think the virus travels
in cardboard boxes...

Regards,
Ronald

[robse]

Hi Raalst



The Type 035 (Ming

Hi Raalst

<<Quote from cnn.com:>>

The Type 035 (Ming class) is a remodeled Romeo-class submarine -- built with Russian Korean War era technology -- which itself is based on the German Type-21 U-boat of 1944, according to China Defence Today, an unofficial Web site of Chinese defense affairs.

The boats are considered obsolete by modern standards, the Web site says, but the Chinese have found them useful for patrol and coastal defense duties, and construction of them continues providing a relatively inexpensive replacement for aging Romeo-class boats.

Boat 361 was one of six in service with China's East Sea Fleet.

"The development of the Type 035 diesel electric submarine began in 1967. The first two boats were completed between 1971 and 1972 and entered service in 1974," China Defence Today says.

"One of the first three boats was later scrapped after a fire accident. The earlier models showed faults which delayed the series production of the class, and they have since been retired."

<<END QUOTE>>


Above]is[/b] a modified "Romeo".

About your kit and SARS: U might wanna flush those tubes an extra time just to make sure... maybe it would be even better to wash somebody not too important through the torpedo tubes just to clean it.... oh, let's say a cook or something.. just let him go at 500 ft. or so, that should take care of any SARS bacteria in the torpedo tubes...

[anonymous]

Here is a theory by

Here is a theory by me on the loss of the Chinese Romeo Ming boat which I have not shared before, was that the crew suffocated. The boat was probably snorkelling at periscope depth, and a automatic flapper (much like those in a automobile carburettor) activated by a switch circuit closing normally in the Snorkel head. Usually a large wave passing over the snorkel head will complete the circuit and close the air valve. Possibly the snorkel became stuck closed, and the diesel engines which draw a huge volume of air then began to draw the limited air from within the submarine (unpleasant to crew!). The crew may have not reacted quickly enough (perhaps due to a problem with carbon monoxide already sufficiently present to dull crew response?). The sudden change or loss of air pressure (much like in a vacuum chamber) might explain why the captain had blood from his mouth, nose, eyes and ears.

Just kicking this out there.

Steve Reichmuth