Davidowen12345

Scariest I can talk about for me was being below the polar ice pack. The ice thickness was such that we couldn't pump slop and sewage overboard so we had to go deeper to blow. Going up there severely restricted our operational limits and our sensor capabilities. Constant creaking and groaning from pack ice (sometimes sounding like bombs dropping in ww2 films) created a constant wall of sound which made contact detection difficult. Also it was bloody cold all the time with lots of condensation, ice was forming in bilges.

Not creepy or scary but we are once in the vicinity of a whale which was singing and hanging close to us (don't know if it was an amorous male or scared juvenile) after a couple of hours it stopped singing and we could see and hear it moving on our displays like a submarine then there was a massive thud on the side of the boat, we rocked a bit, then the thing surface itself and we heard it blow before letting out a huge screach of a whale song. Thing must have been winded 😂

How does an American submariner earn their dolphins? What is the process from start to finish etc?

Learning the most descrete way (and sometimes location) to relieve ones natural urges 🤣😂 I say that only half in jest and it's also sometimes quite difficult to block out natural noises permeating through the bunkspace as you try to get your limited rest.

British submarines are generally quieter, conduct operations close inshore more often when necessary and are operated by people with a bit more skill, guile, pluck and daring do. Hence why we are so awesome when we bounce American boats around the oceans during subtacex.