Photos tagged as uss_albacore
Travel Photography Photos tagged as uss_albacore
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Ships Office
This is the Ships Office. Like many compartments on the ship, it was smaller than most closets in a normal home.
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Periscope
Mom was really surprised to actually be able to see tree's through this, it is still functional.
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Mom
Mom decided to go through the Submarine Museum with me. Behind her are some of the different propeller's they used.
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Exit
We went through as much of the submarine's interior as was open to the public, which was most of it.
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Hatch
There are 5 of these watertight doors on the submarine. They each weigh 700 pounds.
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Mess
This was the largest room on the submarine. It was used for dining, but also meetings, movies, and just relaxing in between shifts.
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Crews Quarters
The crew had very little space and virtually no privacy. It was very difficult to get into the top bunk.
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Control Room
Unlike in the movies, it actually took about 30 minutes for this submarine to dive.
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Chart Room
This is where the navigator or Captain would plot the course (of course, I'm only pretending to do so)
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Bow
This submarine was built in 1953 and was the first modern, round hull submarine built for the US Navy.
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Photo Underway
This is a photo of the submarine underway at sea. She was the fastest and most maneuverable submarine of the day
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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Day 50 - USS Albacore, Propellers
This submarine was used for testing different technologies, including counter rotating propellers, as shown here.
- Date: 21 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Portsmouth, USA
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