I don't know, how fast are submarines?
'80s TV Action Hero
Depends.
I wonder what happened? They're being very cagey.
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
IIRC, we crashed a Nuclear sub a few months ago.
And let us pray that come it may (As come it will for a' that)
'80s TV Action Hero
Into an island. A brand new sub, too.
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Bloody Fossil
Oh, this is gold.
A different shape every step I take A different mind every step of the line
'80s TV Action Hero
Well, it was the skipper's first time out in it and the Astute class are humungous compared to the dinky little Trafalgars.
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Bloody Fossil
Heh. Well, crashing into an island during trials is one thing.
Crashing two ships on the open sea during an exercise...
A different shape every step I take A different mind every step of the line
'80s TV Action Hero
Yeah, that's a talent. Especially warships. I mean, they're sort of designed to go around finding each other...
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Bloody Fossil
I can see the jokes from here, next time the US Navy is operating somewhere it'll be all "Ah, the enemy's safe, they're too busy ramming their own ships".
A different shape every step I take A different mind every step of the line
Until further notice
It's happened before.
(Thanks, Cracked!)
It seems that the Los Angeles boats are as hard to spot as their designers said they were, 
Good job no-one was killed or seriously injured. Would have taken the humour out of the situation.
Speed of the Los Angeles is supposed to be 20 knots surfaced, 32 knots submerged. If you believe that, however, I have a bridge across the Clyde I would like to sell you.
edited 14th Oct '12 4:24:51 AM by TamH70
edited 14th Oct '12 12:57:19 PM by IraTheSquire
US cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG-56) crashes into submarine USS Montpelier (SSN-765) during routine exercises in the Atlantic Ocean.
Do we not have people looking for things anymore on Navy ships? I'd understand if it was a tight and/or crowded strait or harbor but out in open sea? How does that even happen?