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[thor]

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Jeff,

I believe you are correct.

Matt

[bigdave]

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I was told by our resident expert on the 571 Crazy Ivan the photo is a Skate class showing the rear countermeasure tubes. BD.

[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

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I am not an expert on the Nautilus or much of anything else.
What I read says the Nautilus was armed with 6 torpedo tubes, forward.
Find nothing that says there were torpedo tubes aft.

[thor]

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That definitely a Skate Class Submarine showing aft tubes. If you notice the prop is not blocked by the stern fins as they are on the 571. Also, the rudder profile and shape is WAY different on the Skate class boat than the 571. The 571 stern is way more sexy than the Skate. The Skate is all business. Also, the stern planes are below the geometric centerline which is indicative of the Skate Class, not the 571.

[drschmidt]

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I think the overall proportions of the Nautilus are way more sexy than that of the skate class....

[bigdave]

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Me too.
My favorite sub.

[bharris]

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I don't see any pictures on this thread of a Skate class period.
this is what a Skate class stern looks like on the actual boat and on a 1/48 scale model built to 1970's configuration.
Bob.

[thor]

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Bob,

4th photo from the bottom on page one of this discussion. That is a Skate Class boat. It is the very same photo as you just posted.

Matt

[bharris]

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Matt,
4th photo from the bottom on page 1 appears to be the first and funniest (SSN 571) sliding down the ways.
As I stated there are no Skate class boats on page 1.
Bob.

[thor]

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Bob,

I see the very same photo of the two iron workers knelt down on the rail under the stern of a Skate class boat.

Matt

[bharris]

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Well that's odd, I see 3 shots of 571 stacked together in one post.
Wonder if firefox is causing it to display differently for me.
Bob.

[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

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Mr B Harris,
Until you posted your photo of the Skate with the two workers kneeling, I did not see that same photo with the other photos on the first page of this thread.

I have a question about one of your photos. The model has a white tube coming out above the stern planes.
Just what is that as I don't see it on Skate photos?

Quick comparison of Nautilus vs Skate.
Rudder on Nautilus is not straight up and down on the rear edge like the Skate.

[thor]

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That is strange! I see it on my laptop and my mobile.

Matt

[bharris]

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Ralph,
The tube you are seeing is the STASS fixed tow point where the BQR-25 XN1 array was attached as needed for spec ops, also called clip on tow point, this was later replaced on 2 of the Skate class with a system called self stream and retrieve system I think it was OK 474 ( the memory does not work that well these days) that was also installed on the Skipjack class. lot of things went on in the 70's and 80's that were not photographed or talked about. They paid my wages though with too much travel and OT and not enough time with family.
No Idea about the diff in what folks are seeing with the pics on this thread, incompatibility with different op systems and browsers me thinks.
Bob.

[Ralph --- SSBN 598]

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Bob Harris, thanks for the info on the towed array.

Now on the display of photos.
Earlier to day I saw the photo in the first post, right now it is not displayed.
Only yours is showing.

AND I only use Firefox. Have for years.