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It has an escape capsule. According to the article, only the Russians had that feature in their subs. I wonder why?
by ams6110 9y ago
It has an escape capsule. According to the article, only the Russians had that feature in their subs. I wonder why?
- stevenwoo 9y agoHere's a tiny bit of explanation second hand from USN about why the USN does not use them - too much chance for things to go wrong, although that's not surprisng they would say that considering that's what the Soviets said happened on the sunken submarine being discussed. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/04/world/rescue-capsule-saved-only-1-on-sinking-soviet-submarine.html https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/04/world/rescue-capsule-save...
- GCU-Empiricist 9y agoOn the flip side between where you can get out in a survival suit, where rescue submarines can get to, and places where the people tank will go crunch before you hit the bottom, pretty much everything is covered for USN submarines; it's a very safety conscious community. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_Escape_Immersion_Equipment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_Escape_Immersion_Equ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Submarine_Rescue_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Submarine_Rescue_System