Sat1 Posted September 6, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 6, 2015 While at sea, have you ever spotted a military submarine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted September 6, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Nope....if we spotted them, they wouldn't be doing their job very well!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maureencruiser Posted September 6, 2015 #3 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Trojan 000 posted this pic in the "what have you seen off your balcony" thread. Here is the link to the thread- http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2217166&highlight=submarine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sddsddean Posted September 6, 2015 #4 Share Posted September 6, 2015 When we left St Petersburg in 2010 on the Eclipse, we had dinner in the Tuscan Grille and could clearly see we were being followed by a Russian sub through the back windows. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john watson Posted September 6, 2015 #5 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Submarines are required to sail unsubmerged in certain waters typically near ports. I think they then submerge when they reach a specific place at sea. I have seen one near Faslane when we were going to Ireland. I think it was the one we sold to the Australians but it broke down. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amscene1 Posted September 6, 2015 #6 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I saw one in the Caribbean Sea on a Disney cruise about 2 years ago. I could see a well defined periscope and confirmed it in my camera lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted September 6, 2015 #7 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Saw one in July just off the coast as we left PC on Enchantment - very cool sight. We've also seen them docked in FLL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted September 6, 2015 #8 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Also saw one on the coast of PC. Am told it is not unusual. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptData Posted September 6, 2015 #9 Share Posted September 6, 2015 My first cruise Nov 2002. Panama Canal. There were two subs one following us and one ahead of us. I took pics but sadly lost them in a house fire in Sept 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted September 6, 2015 #10 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) There is a Navy facility on Cape Canaveral (tenant command of the Air Force station) called Naval Ordinance Test Unit or NOTU. It is where certain submarine weapons systems are tested, calibrated and training occurs. The command directly supports the mission capability and readiness of the United States Navy's Trident Submarines as well as the Fleet Ballistic Missile program of the United Kingdom. NOTU operates the Navy Port at Port Canaveral, supporting submarines and surface ships of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and foreign navies and assets of the Military Sealift Command. http://www.patrick.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8491 For this reason it is not unusual to see submarines entering or leaving Port Canaveral. Note 'Trident Basin' on this port map cruisers in/out of Seattle also have a good chance of sighting a sub on the surface in Straight of Juan de Fuca due to the presence of the sub base in Bangor. Other US sub bases tend to be away from cruise ship ports but Long Island ferry riders in New London CT would routinely see subs. Groton CT sub base is there . . . as well as Electric Boat a sub builder. While on patrol in 1978 we were having a swim call and suddenly a sub surfaced a few hundred yards away and they joined us in a swim! I've got pictures, I'll see if I can find them. Edited September 6, 2015 by Capt_BJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maureencruiser Posted September 6, 2015 #11 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Thanks, CaptBJ, That is good to know, I'll be sailing out of Canaveral in 2 weeks, so, I'm gonna go submarine hunting off my balcony! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swmer Posted September 6, 2015 #12 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Seen quite a few submarines over the years, including some whilst cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer Posted September 6, 2015 #13 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Hi All, Sailing from st Petersburg there is a Submarine base and you can see them whist sailing by. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted September 6, 2015 #14 Share Posted September 6, 2015 While at sea, have you ever spotted a military submarine? boats do not travel the same waterways that cruise ships do. so unless you are entering or leaving a port you won't. furthermore rarely are they on the surface when in the open sea unless doing an UNREP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rt1092 Posted September 6, 2015 #15 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Thanks, CaptBJ, That is good to know, I'll be sailing out of Canaveral in 2 weeks, so, I'm gonna go submarine hunting off my balcony! :D The sub basin is on the port side of the boat as you leave PC. I seen subs there numerous times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittywife77 Posted September 6, 2015 #16 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Yes, sailing in the Baltic during the Syria crisis. A German sub was alongside us for 30 mins. Followed by 2 bombers circling overhead later on that day. Crapped my pants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtulipe Posted September 6, 2015 #17 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) my first cruise nov 2002. Panama canal. There were two subs one following us and one ahead of us. I took pics but sadly lost them in a house fire in sept 2003. Edited September 6, 2015 by robtulipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maureencruiser Posted September 7, 2015 #18 Share Posted September 7, 2015 The sub basin is on the port side of the boat as you leave PC. I seen subs there numerous times. Thanks, I'll be looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-52 Posted September 7, 2015 #19 Share Posted September 7, 2015 When a sub is sailing surfaced, we used to say we have spotted another (water) "skier".... From a distance, that is what it looks like...you have a large wake followed by a smaller wake.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted September 7, 2015 #20 Share Posted September 7, 2015 While at sea, have you ever spotted a military submarine? Yes, one accompanied us through the Panama Canal on our very first cruise: [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT Trips Posted September 7, 2015 #21 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Long ago, we cruised a Southern Caribbean itinerary Several days after Operation Urgent Fury. As we were approaching Barbados, a USN attack sub surfaced just astern and followed us in. Their deployment was extended due to the Operation. When we returned to the ship that afternoon, the sub was hosting visitors from the ship, so we took a tour. According to the duty officer our guides had the duty because they were working off Captain's Mast punishment. Apparently it was considered a "good" punishment . . . worth putting up with the "old guys" touring to check out the women using the ladder in the sail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted September 7, 2015 #22 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Not on a cruise ship (but, rather, on my own sloop), we were once headed through the Carquinez Strait on our way back from the California Delta to San Francisco Bay. In the distance I noticed an unfamiliar black mid-channel marker (which also wasn't on my NOAA chart or listed in the most recent USCG local notice to mariners). Quick look through the binoculars also found that this unusual sight of a "buoy" also had a wake(!). Oops - nuclear sub on its way to Mare Island. Edited September 7, 2015 by Flatbush Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 7, 2015 #23 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Not at sea but in port we have seen submarines. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfaaa Posted September 7, 2015 #24 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Submarine tour at Pearl Harbor and San Fran Fisherman Wharf adjacent to cruise ship pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted September 7, 2015 #25 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Submarine tour at Pearl Harbor and San Fran Fisherman Wharf adjacent to cruise ship pier. A Russian sub is on display at the Queen Mary in Long Beach next to the Carnival Dome. Edited September 7, 2015 by SadieN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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