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I found this picture while searching for reference photos, does anybody know why the bow is configured this way?
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Ok, nevermind I found this
Ok, nevermind I found this after further research.
The Permit (SSN-594) is shown at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the date of her decommission on 22 Jul 91. Notice that the sonar dome has been removed for towing to Puget Sound. The house behind the sail is an emergency diesel installed for the tow. -
What a sad sight, the
What a sad sight, the beginning of the end for a once proud and noble ship.
When I used to work as a long distance truck driver and was heading down to the West Country, I used to pass a ship breakers yard just outside Portsmouth, and at one time there were three subs in there in various stages of being dismantled...always a sad sight to see.
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