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US nuclear sub in bay move
Gibraltar News froim PANORAMA
4/30/09
A US nuclear-powered submarine made an appearance in the bay of Gibraltar on Wednesday.
A spokesman at HQBF said that it was a routine visit to carry out an exchange of personnel.
The 'brief visit' - known as a boat transfer - was conducted in the bay of Gibraltar and without the need to dock in the naval base.
This was a Los Angeles class hunter submarine, powered by a nuclear powered steam turbine.
"This reduces the need to return to the surface to recharge batteries or replenish oxygen," said a spokesman. Efficient 'scrubbers' recycle the air in the vessel.
The limit of the submarine's underwater endurance is the amount of food and the psychological limits of the crew.
US nuclear sub in bay move
Gibraltar News froim PANORAMA
4/30/09
A US nuclear-powered submarine made an appearance in the bay of Gibraltar on Wednesday.
A spokesman at HQBF said that it was a routine visit to carry out an exchange of personnel.
The 'brief visit' - known as a boat transfer - was conducted in the bay of Gibraltar and without the need to dock in the naval base.
This was a Los Angeles class hunter submarine, powered by a nuclear powered steam turbine.
"This reduces the need to return to the surface to recharge batteries or replenish oxygen," said a spokesman. Efficient 'scrubbers' recycle the air in the vessel.
The limit of the submarine's underwater endurance is the amount of food and the psychological limits of the crew.