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Interactive 360 degree tour of USS New Mexico (Virginia class fast attack)
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Permalink Reply by Mark on
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Not that I've seen - this was posted on a submariners' blog I follow. They're not much different - the main difference is that boomers have a missile compartment, and their torpedo room is smaller. Control on this boat is unique, but that's mostly because it's the newest class of submarine, and the newest boomer is about ten years old, with a thirty year old design, so it has some cutting-edge technology,
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Permalink Reply by Luanne on
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Thanks Mark. That is fascinating! I have a question though. Is a submarine a boat or a ship? My son said to call it a boat, but I noticed that the tour guide called it a ship. Just curious.
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Ship is OK, but we usually refer to it as a "boat". For that matter, skimmers will often refer to their ride as a boat also, though not as frequently. I think that's because they secretly wanna be submariners though... ;)
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Permalink Reply by LLovesmysailor on
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That was a great video. Thanks Mark!
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I enjoyed that tremendously. Really gives you a feel for what these guys are doing, just makes me all the more proud!
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Permalink Reply by Rhonda8881 on
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Thank you Mark for posting this. We were able to tour my son's boat when we visited Pearl Harbor. He is on a LA class sub.
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Once again, I am stuck with how to view this. I have updated Shockwave and Java, but get nothing. I have the big screen square with a little three-colored block in the upper left-hand corner, but clicking does nothing. What do I do to view this?
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Click on "Video Tour" at the bottom left corner describing the picture.
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Thanks so much for helping me out. I never did get mine to cooperate, but my husband's did. Thanks again!
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Thanks so much! Im sharing this with my family.
Regards..Yolanda, Calif. Mom
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Permalink Reply by Nesper LaKay Reddick on
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I just wanted to say Thank You for posting this video.
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