Life on board a British nuclear submarine (2012)

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Post by whocansay » Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 8:35 PM UTC

Life on board a British nuclear submarine (2012)
theguardian.com

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Post by askiiart » Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 8:56 PM UTC

(2012)

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 9:06 PM UTC

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Post by placesalt » Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 9:38 PM UTC

Confined farts and tea,

A grand place to be!

On board HMS Majesty

For nukes a tour or' sea

What kind of men are we?

Who fly 'bove the floor?

Hardy! and Strong!

and Work all day long!

and Sing a sweet song

when we come back to thee.

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Post by avar » Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 9:39 PM UTC

This 2012 article mentions that the Royal Navy might have female submariners "next year". It happened in 2014: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/female-submariners-make-h...

And here's the next article I found on the subject, from last year, looks like it's not going so well: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.opindia.com/2022/11/women-o...

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Post by dang » Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 9:41 PM UTC

askiiart wrote: post #2

(2012)

Added. Thanks!

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Post by akira2501 » Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 9:42 PM UTC

askiiart wrote: post #2

(2012)

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 9:45 PM UTC

placesalt wrote: post #4

Confined farts and tea, A grand place to be! On board HMS Majesty For nukes a tour or' sea What kind of men are we? Who fly 'bove the floor? Hardy! and Strong! and Work all day long! and Sing a sweet song when we come back to thee.

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Post by FirmwareBurner » Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 9:45 PM UTC

>TCPO ‘Tug’ Wilson in the weapons room (AKA ‘bomb shop’). Crew members often hug the cruise missiles to stay cool while they sleep.

Is it that hot in the submarine that you have to sleep naked and hug torpedoes to stay cool while you sleep? Is there no form of climate control?

On US submarines it must be much cooler as everyone is wearing thick overalls[1] and even winter clothing in the torpedo bay.

[1] https://youtu.be/UYEyhB0AGlw?si=XfZjsJdPCGMBYyhY&t=369

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Post by walrus01 » Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 10:09 PM UTC

There's some pretty good video on youtube showing what the galley looks like on a US submarine, and meal prep/cooking for one meal. They fit a lot of stuff in a very tight space.

obviously they have an interest in only filming the non-sensitive areas for public relations purposes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWk7oFF1Ku0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-jyzwdmEIE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al7DqK0f8lI