Thursday, May 28, 2009

Submarine HMAS Onslow

Oberon class submarine in service from 1967 to 2000. Here is the link for more information,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Onslow




Safe depth of 180 feet but it can go deeper...last visit was about 210 feet





Thats THE FIN of the submarine...it helps in balancing and changing directions alongwith antenna on top for radar etc






These are tracking devices...















thats the space for walking...dont expect any comforts here












thats the engine room...an excellent example of engineering efficiency




ye kitchen to shuru hote hi khatam ho gaya...Submarine is excellent example of maximum efficiency and there is hardly any space wasted







this is how the normal light in the submarine when its in use and working






this hatch separates submarine into different compartments so in case of emergency (eg. fire) that section can be isolated after moving personnel from the section and people in other areas can remain safe...






Oxygen Generator onboard submarine Onslow...there is also CO2 scrubber which removes CO2 as well as CO from the submarine














bunks used by people onboard the submarine...people r asked to lie down when they r not on duty as this consumes less oxygen...








On the top (blue) is mark 8 torpedo...not laser guided(used in old days) and below that (with white cap) is mark 23 which can be fitted with nuclear or other warheads and can be laser guided. A submarine can carry upto 20-25 of these.












After fitting torpedo with lid closed and ready to fire...compressed air used to propell the torpedos










Escape hatch which can be connected to rescue vessel in case of an emergency














thats when torpedo is inserted into torpedo tube














This is how an empty torpedo tube looks like...

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