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USS Albacore Sub Brief
🕑 Added 2021-01-29 03:19:40 +0000 UTCThe USS Albacore was a test platform developed by the U.S. Navy to test new submarine technologies before being installed on operational subs.
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Aaron, this looks like the Soviet's got ahold of these plans and used them for their subs.
Aaron Amick
yep, it topped out at about 33-34 kts.
Did the Albacore seriously attain 30+ knots as a diesel boat??
No audio when I play this..
Is no one else having issues with this brief? I can’t get any audio for some reason 🤷♂️
Excellent Aaron. I really enjoyed this!
Outstanding presentation :)
Andrew MacDougall
33:45 Is that Robert Ballard on the right?!
Andrew MacDougall
26:00 What is the dial in the middle of the steering wheel?
Andrew MacDougall
3:30 The youtube channel Drachinifel has a good long-form video on the US torpedo failures at the start of WWII: https://youtu.be/eQ5Ru7Zu_1I
At 10:37 the towing test without a propeller or any high-pressure air to blow the ballast tanks sounds extremely dangerous. Perhaps a blower could blow the ballast tanks with low-pressure air if the snorkel was above the surface.
I read long ago that research into the hydrodynamics of whales and sharks influenced submarine hull design. AGSS-569 looks like a whale - I wonder if the influence is an urban myth or has an element of truth.
Chronus
Great video, thank you!
