[R-390] OT - Re: Optical things

[Randy and Sherry Guttery]

I've received several questions, comments, etc. about my 
comment about optical "stuff" - and SINS (Inertial 
Navigation) and Polaris, et. al.
For obvious reasons - there isn't a whole lot of info "out 
there" - but as time passes - and things are de-classified - 
more info is getting out.  A bubble-head that served on one 
of the boats like I worked on has done a tremendous job of 
documenting his boat specifically - and the 598 class in 
general. The Edison (SSBN 601) was in the Atlantic - so I 
never worked on it - however - I've worked on three of the 
five of that class (G. Washington SSBN 598; P. Henry SSBN 
599; and A. Lincoln SSBN 602)- and needless to say - his 
pages bring back a lot of memories.   A few points - the 
submarine crews never did the "routine" optical stuff - that 
was up to the tender (save for the built-in periscopes, we 
had most of the "stuff" needed on the tender - no room on 
the boat) - so there isn't a lot of detail about the fine 
points of the optical work.  However - I think most people 
smart enough to make their way around a 390/1/A can gain a 
fair idea from what he does have there.

Enough talk - here's the link...

http://www.ssbn601.com/tour_NavCen.asp

And he has several more - including some vids.  This was the 
"base fleet" of the 41 for Freedom...

BTW - if you check the radio room stuff on the 598 class - 
We'll be back dead-on topic for this group...  guess what 
the primary HF receiver was for the 598 class (and several 
others, for that matter)....


best regards...

-- 
randy guttery

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