Underwater Claustrophobia by sandra46
Close
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
Description
The 125th time my father chose to watch The Enemy Below (1957. Starring Robert Mitchum and Curd Jurgens: In the battle of good vs. evil in WWII, an American Destroyer takes on a German Submarine)at the TV, Flavia and me refused to stay and went to bed with a good book. My father was fond of sea battles, even if he had been an artillery officer during WW2, and he had never learnt how to swim, being born in the interior countryside.
In a movie about submarines people look crammed, but this is nothing in comparison with the real place. A famous scene in Operation Petticoat, when a typical feral engine head mechanic and the senior nurse fix an engine using her bra, could have never happened in the supercrammed spaces of a real submarine, in my opinion. Here you can get an idea from the Onondaga, where you can see a part, the most spacious one of the engine room. Then there are the two periscopes, one for surveillance, and the other for attack. The masks are hanging everywhere, because if salt water penetrates into the hull and touches the batteries,it creates hydrochloric acid.
The first of the Oberon class to be commissioned into the Royal Navy was Orpheus in 1960, followed by the nameship in 1961. The last to be commissioned was Onyx in 1967. Six were commissioned between 1967 and 1978 for the RAN. In 1982, HMS Onyx took part in the Falklands War, the only conventional submarine of the RN to do so, landing members of the SBS. All Oberons in service, including boats exported, have now been decommissioned; the last RN boats were decommissioned in 1993, with the final Canadian and Australian Oberons decommissioned in 2000. Like the Porpoises, the Oberons were far quieter than their American counterparts. They performed remarkably well in clandestine operations, performing surveillance and inserting special forces, vital during their heyday in the Cold War. These operations were primarily carried out by the British across Arctic Europe; the Canadians across the Arctic Pacific; and the Australians throughout south-east Asia and as far north as the Sea of Japan. The Oberon class was arguably the best conventional submarine class of its time, with an astonishing reputation for quietness that allowed it to exist into the 21st century until replaced by newer classes such as the Collins and Victoria classes in Australia and Canada respectively.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Comments (35)
MOSKETON
ES GENIAL, EL PODER VER EL INTERIOR DE UN SUBMARINO, ES GENIAL, FELICIDADES Y MUCHAS GRACIAS POR COMPARTIRLO.
Radar_rad-dude
What a nightmare for maintenance! Really phenominal captures! Excellent photography and descriptions! Most enjoyable viewing and reading!
magnus073
Great images of this tight place Sandra and super background details
pops
This is excellent-my newphew is on a sub
Amosicho
Wow, fantastic shot !!!
frankie96
A place for everything and everything in its place..we know a gentleman who was in the Sub service during WW2..
brycek
Fantastic images and details!!
whaleman
Submarines have a special beauty to many
bmac62
Tight is the word that comes to mind. Excellent collage to convey the feeling of being on a sub. You've opened my eyes to the range of Commonwealth operations (can we still use that term?). Well done,...your dad exposed you and Flavia well:-)
lyron
Fantastic images!!!
claude19
SPLENDID personnal remembrances !!! GREAT shot !!! A real prison underwater !!!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
petercp
Fantastic, you just have to admire those that lived and worked under the surface in such cramped condition. Splendid photograph!
mairekas
So many details. Fantastic shot!
blinkings
I got to have a look through a Collins class sub a few years ago, and what struck me was the terrible smell of body odour!
OrphanedSoul
Very tight! Saw one in Baltimore once they were human sardines! Great captures and info!
flora-crassella
very interesting photos!!!!!!
tennesseecowgirl
Nice capture my friend.
MC-Jay-One
Great photos!
virginiese
Yes, I think I woud be a claustrophobic in a submarine. Nice technical shots and collage !
BessieB
Superb!
carlx
Cool captures and details!!!
jocko500
I never could be in a sub. too small for me. cool shots here
Miska7
Another great collage! Really well done.
lucindawind
amazing to see this ! great shots
timtripp
AMAZING!
Minda
wow! sandra this is amazing shots and collage!!
Tamarrion
Thanks for sharing! Not much room to maneuver, that's for sure! Even today, I don't think they've managed a nuclear-powered boat that can match a diesel-electric like this for stealth. There's a story (true or otherwise) of one of these boats evading the escorts of a US carrier, and surfacing alongside during an exercise.
schonee
Sorry I am so late my friend. Excellent work!
theprojectionist
Good one Sandy