As evey man and his dog has published today on the latest Australia-France submarine sign-off, squeezed in before the May 2019 Australian Election (remember that?) I'll comment on that tomorrow.
Meanwhile, above is a high standard submarine youtube, dated February 5, 2019, by Wendover Productions, on the following subjects:
0 – 4 minutes - mainly nuclear weapons implications of SSBNs
2:45 UK launch and other instructions to UK SSBN if Britain destroyed
3:05 UK SSBN may then do nothing or place itself under the command of
US “or Australia”
4:28 subs have best food, why? “The chef has nowhere to hide
if food is bad” :)
4:46 fresh food only lasts 2 weeks then goes downhill to
canned
6:08 relatively huge (for a sub) US cafeteria seating. [The torpedo room is no longer the biggest crew hangout place]
6:13 gym equipment
6:23 bunks still cramped
6:40 personal comms from loved ones comes to personal email
addesses on US subs. But messages still read first by a comms officer to 7:00 stop distressing family news [eg. Dear
John letters]
7:20 VLF radio waves can be received underwater for
instructions
7:45 VLF stations for US, UK and Australian subs include [lost at sea
Australian Prime Minister] Harold
E. Holt Naval
(VLF) Communication Station in Western Australia
8:20 subs can actually transmit to satellite. [Though this
is indiscrete, potentially interceptable by sophisticated Russian or Chinese
opponents]
8:40 fully submerged navigation difficult. Active sonar
indiscrete.
9:07 [Old fashioned] inertial navigation still used.
9:52 SSBNs are so stealthy that they may not sense each other - so collisions can occur – as happened
in 2009 between
a French and British SSBN
10:18 subs are dangerous , even in peacetime.
10:30 rescue subs
11:09 submarines are the best platform for anti-submarine
warfare
Pete
Hi Pete
ReplyDeleteShortage of submariner is a major concernin in many countries, and adoption of female submariner is promising solution to overcome this problem. But, male-oriented design is adopted in current submarine, such as hotbed, poor shower and toilet system. Establishment of cleaner and privacy-friendly system is quite important to secure submariner, espetially, in oceanic submarine. In automobile industry, cross-functional team (CFT) or mutidisciplinary team in design phase is widely adopted [1]. In submarine industry, cross-functional team system including women or sexual minority is needed to achieve effective operation by multi-sex submariners.
In old Japanese submarine such as Yushio-class, air in sanitary tank is exhausted the inside of submaine and provides terrible atmosphere which people of nowadays never stand.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-functional_team
Regards
Hi Pete
ReplyDeleteShortage of submariner is a major concern in many countries, and adoption of female submariner is promising solution to overcome this problem. But, male-oriented design is adopted in current submarine, such as hotbed, poor shower and toilet system. Establishment of cleaner and privacy-friendly system is quite important to secure submariner, espetially, in oceanic submarine. In automobile industry, cross-functional team (CFT) or mutidisciplinary team in design phase is widely adopted [1]. In submarine industry, cross-functional team system including women or sexual minority is needed to achieve effective operation by multi-sex submariners.
In old Japanese submarine such as Yushio-class, air in sanitary tank is exhausted the inside of submaine and provides terrible atmosphere which people of nowadays never stand.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-functional_team
Regards
Thanks Anonymous
ReplyDeleteYes integrating females into submarine crews has caused a perception of problems in the US, UK and (as you advise) the Japanese navies.
I haven't heard of integration problems in the RAN, Canadian Navy or German Navy.
I wonder if the French, Russian, Chinese or Indian navies allow female submariners?
Regards
Pete
Hi Pete
ReplyDeletePossibility of female submariner in France, Russia and China is unknown. But, in India, no husband, boy friend, brother, sister nor parents allow female submariner. Female discrimination and atrocities in India are notorious [1, 2].
[1] Though there are excellent politicians like India Gandhi in India, but, social position of women is low. In fact, many brides still suffer from the dowry system (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry_system_in_India).
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_India
Regards
Thanks Anonymous [at 14/2/19 5:04 PM]
ReplyDeleteGiven the nature of Chinese and Russian society I don't think they would allow woman to be submariners.
Looks like woman have been Indian Naval Officers since 1992 https://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/en/page/women-in-the-navy.html but no mention of submarines
Reached Admiral rank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Indian_Armed_Forces#Indian_Navy
And are getting into the Indian Navy as non-commissioned sailors https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-navy-to-induct-women-as-sailors-1381159-2018-11-02
Regards
Pete