Re: Want a good laugh?

WHOA! What a blast from the past! I didn't even have to read through the thread to recognize those controls. True, it's a doctored picture, but those controls are for operating a nuclear powered submarine. The two wheel thingies are the throttle controls for the main engines - the large wheel for forward and the small wheel for astern. The Reactor Operator sits in the middle and uses that small handle in the middle to control the reactor. The Electrical Operator sits to the right and controls all the electricity on the submarine.

How do I know? USS Philadelphia SSN-690 1979-1984

Too scary!

Harry
p.s. Man, I'm feelin' old!

Harry,

I was a submariner for 8 weeks in '85 on the USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709). Twas my 3rd class midshipman cruise and it was one for the liberty books. Great food on those boats.

Tom

I "did some time" on the 626 boat:
http://www.czbrats.com/Album/Photo_Album5f.htm
and it was a LOT more modern than that thing in the photo.