Comments on: Up Periscope! http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: JSF http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/comment-page-1/#comment-180703 JSF Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:37:05 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/#comment-180703 I've been on a sub in those Straits. That can't be a sub...as specified above, its too close to land, about to run aground (especially at the speed that would cause such a wake). Subs can be submerged in that region, but this isn't one of them. I’ve been on a sub in those Straits. That can’t be a sub…as specified above, its too close to land, about to run aground (especially at the speed that would cause such a wake). Subs can be submerged in that region, but this isn’t one of them.

]]> By: TK http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/comment-page-1/#comment-177066 TK Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:31:14 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/#comment-177066 I have spent a great deal of time in that general location as I have family over there. You can see subs around there all the time as there is a submarine base not far from there, and at no time have I ever seen one submerge this close to land. I have spent a great deal of time in that general location as I have family over there. You can see subs around there all the time as there is a submarine base not far from there, and at no time have I ever seen one submerge this close to land.

]]> By: julian http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/comment-page-1/#comment-172481 julian Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:26:37 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/#comment-172481 Like others have said, too big a wave for a periscope, and a conning tower would cause a decent sized bow wave - there isn't one. Like others have said, too big a wave for a periscope, and a conning tower would cause a decent sized bow wave – there isn’t one.

]]> By: Timothy http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/comment-page-1/#comment-172475 Timothy Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:15:29 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/#comment-172475 I can see the outline of white boat. Definitely not a submarine. I can see the outline of white boat. Definitely not a submarine.

]]> By: Mrb http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/comment-page-1/#comment-172363 Mrb Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:25:17 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/#comment-172363 Periscope my backside, I waisted a perfectly good click coming to view this page Periscope my backside, I waisted a perfectly good click coming to view this page

]]> By: turtle http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/comment-page-1/#comment-172352 turtle Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:43:23 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/#comment-172352 I served on board a los angeles class submarine in the U.S. Navy. There is no way this is a submarine. Subs don't submerge until they are miles from shore. Submereged this close to shore would be suicide. Also, a periscope would not cause that large of a wake (like Tammo says) I served on board a los angeles class submarine in the U.S. Navy. There is no way this is a submarine. Subs don’t submerge until they are miles from shore. Submereged this close to shore would be suicide.

Also, a periscope would not cause that large of a wake (like Tammo says)

]]> By: Dave http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/comment-page-1/#comment-172335 Dave Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:57:18 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/#comment-172335 If it's a sub and I doubt that the water there is probably only deep enough for an attack boat to run at periscope depth and then only barely....Boomer's tend to go right out submerge and stay that way till they get to there station......that "scope" is only .27 miles from the coast....I doubt the water is deep enough there for a boomer captain to be comfortable. If it’s a sub and I doubt that the water there is probably only deep enough for an attack boat to run at periscope depth and then only barely….Boomer’s tend to go right out submerge and stay that way till they get to there station……that “scope” is only .27 miles from the coast….I doubt the water is deep enough there for a boomer captain to be comfortable.

]]> By: randall http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/comment-page-1/#comment-172318 randall Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:16:33 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/#comment-172318 it would be kinda dumb to have a conning tower painted white. "oh look it's moby dick" "nay thats a submarine conning tower! lets put a shell through it!" it would be kinda dumb to have a conning tower painted white.

“oh look it’s moby dick”
“nay thats a submarine conning tower! lets put a shell through it!”

]]> By: Lee http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/comment-page-1/#comment-172302 Lee Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:41 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/#comment-172302 On closer inspection, it does look like a small boat - but I'm still holding out for Nessie. On closer inspection, it does look like a small boat – but I’m still holding out for Nessie.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/comment-page-1/#comment-172297 Alex Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:48:49 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/08/up-periscope/#comment-172297 David - fair point about the island/depth of water. Tammo - it actually looked to me like it might have been a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conning_tower" rel="nofollow">conning tower</a> protruding from the water? David – fair point about the island/depth of water.

Tammo – it actually looked to me like it might have been a conning tower protruding from the water?

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