Emergency blow of a US submarine

[yaya2728]

What do you do to a drunken sailor, what do you do to a drunken sailor?

[churchill702]

Thats fun. Especially at the helm. Better than angles and dangles going down. That's a little scary.

[jnj0617]

its not a wolf class, its a 688

[gloveriix]

great vid check out mine

[FleckyRFC13]

Its a Wolf class one of the finest at the american arsenal. Great submarine from Britain:)!

[gros0013]

Some people say: ''that looks like fun'', I don't think it is... Unless it's a practice the situation will have been quite alarming in the sub, as it was put on the roof like that. And if you're in a submarine that's making an emergency blow you'll probably be scared stiff because of the moaning of the hull due to pressure change and all... So: no it probably isn't ''fun''

[jmil2tx]

That's the damnedest, most awesome thing I've ever seen!

[MegaDsniper]

That's cool

[GenericAmerican1]

Is that a 688 class?

[tarponkidd]

I was lee helm and after we hit the surface and started down again the ship took a hard roll to starboard. I flew across the con and landed by the torpedo firing control board. It was like being weightless when we started to drop. We sank to right around 100 feet and then bounced back to the top. That was something I never will forget. SSBN / SSGN 641 USS Simon Bolivar

[zmaniaac1]

Everything thats not tied down or put away goes flying though the air. I got hit by a trash can once and didn't see it coming. Got a nice cut on my leg on the Uss George C Marshall. ssbn 654.

[majinshinsa]

just be as fwd as you can and its a rush, like on a quick roller coaster ride

[TheVaxo]

Thats usualy happening whan

Air conditioning goes off

and admiral is ordering to go up because there is no other choice

[bart2567]

@TheVaxo except it isnt..... and there is no admiral on board a submarine unless he is riding the boat to do an inspection..... i was on a submarine that is not one of the reasons the emergency blow

[alvara120]

That looks fun!

Imagine how it must feel from the inside?!

I want to find out xD

[gdjjr76]

What a rush. You can't beat it.



[sapperx]

haha its not so fun when your in the rack and forgot you were doing the embt blow X_X

[AeroSpaceBoy130]

that is so cool!!!!!

[croscoe85]

Weee!

[jeanmarc87]

just like in red october <3 <3

[tprobey]

It's fun as hell... all I can say!

Get as far forward as you can on the boat and just go for the ride!

[GabrielStefan]

I would love to know how it feels to be in the sub when that happens...

[edbook]

it's like pushing a basketball under water and then letting go... now think about how it would be inside it.

Peace

[Kopihucky]

I bet that is a big jolt in the front when the boat splashes back down

[deceptionskater14]

Yep pretty awesome to bad we can't do that much any more in the sub force ever since the greenville hit that japanese fishing boat

[EventualPilot]

Man, if I was on a surface ship and saw this off to the side I would shit a brick.

Looks awesome, nice vid ;)

[McIrish13]

looks like so much fun,but from the engine room,its a little anti climatic. Still cool to feel the boat leave the water though

[yasamhrvat]

This is something that is done to test the emergency blow system every once in a while to ensure that the system works and will get the boat to the surface quickly in the event of flooding.

I served 23 years on British Nuclear Subs and i only ever did it once and not quite so dramatic.

The engines are put to full ahead (maximum revs) the planesman pulls back on his stick and they blow the ballast tanks and up you come.

Better than a ride at the fair thats for sure.

[tobyg7]

why did they have to come up so quickly?

[BugattiVeyron135]

Practice I guess...in case they ever have a serious emergency.

[sral1987]

this must be amazing!!

What is the weight of such a sub?

[CuCuKadou]

The Los Angeles class comes in at around 7000 tons.

[sral1987]

thx for answering

[HINTON301977]

This is the USS Birmingham, an LA class attack sub.

Crew is around 130.

Must have been a sweet ride.

[coldwarsailor]

4500lb air ride!