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Hull crack discovered on USS Toledo:
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Re: Crack in USS Toledo's hull
been on that boat back in 96 or 97...one of the 688s we got to tour during Regatta...ah, the good old days.Hull crack discovered on USS Toledo]http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/07/navy_toledocracks_072109w/[/url] -
This looks pretty serious. One
This looks pretty serious. One would not have expected such quality problems to come up with US subs. Guess the times are a-changing.Comment
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been on that boat back
Yep. I also took the tour at the same regatta. As I recall, the boat had different bits and pieces disassembled for maintenance.been on that boat back in 96 or 97...one of the 688s we got to tour during Regatta...ah, the good old days.Comment
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Guess how they found this
Guess how they found this one. It was raining pretty hard that day and for some reason it was also raining inside the boat. For once the weather here was our friend and not the enemy. This kind of stuff scares me on a very personal level.Comment
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Makes you wonder how the
Makes you wonder how the crack opened up. Did it get internally
overpressured or misshandled in drydock?
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Not that I know of.
Not that I know of. It was just there one day after she came home. We were down there doing some work and my supervisor says. "its raining in the boat". Weird it didnt happen at sea to be honest.Comment
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This is not the only
This is not the only occurrence. Another boat had a similar problem, though not as lengthy. I don't recall if it penetrated all the way through. This area is a casting that is welded into the hull plating. Had to pass wicked tough NDT as it is SubSafe stuff. This may be a case of fatigue due to work hardening or such. The casting contains the 'scope penetrations.
Watched the boys in the yard lift off USS Hartford's sail today. Pretty neat!
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That was fast she didnt
That was fast she didnt get over there to long ago. Guess they arent wasting any time.Comment
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That is not good at
That is not good at all!!Comment
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