SUBSCOL dedicates Submarine Escape Trainer
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Jack Linthicum
successor to the Mommsen lung and predecessor to the current MK-10
Submarine Escape and Immersion Equipment (SEIE). The Steinke Hood
stopped at the neck while new outfit looks like a set of red jammies
with a hood and face mask. The new rig provides real protection
against cold and is itself a sort of personal life raft. 1/
11/19/2009
SUBSCOL dedicates Submarine Escape Trainer
By:William Kenny
GROTON, Conn. - Naval Submarine School cut the ribbon on its newest
trainer, the Submarine Escape Trainer, and rededicated it to the
achievements and memory of Vice Admiral Charles "Swede" Momsen in
ceremonies at Naval Submarine Base New London, Nov. 10.
Helen Hart Momsen, granddaughter of Vice Adm. Momsen was an honored
guest and assisted in the ribbon cutting formally opening the new
trainer. Momsen was an American pioneer in submarine rescue and
invented the underwater escape device called the Momsen Lung, a staple
of submarine escape for decades, for which he received the
Distinguished Service Medal in 1929. In May 1939, he directed the
rescue of the crew of USS Squalus (SS 192).
The Honorable Joe Courtney, Congressman Connecticut Second District,
offered in his remarks that "This escape trainer not only teaches
submariners how to escape a submarine in the event of the unexpected,
but allows them to build up the confidence they need by actually
allowing them to do it in a realistic - and safe - environment.
"We all know that the significance of this cannot be overstated -
experiencing this kind of training in realistic scenarios can make the
difference literally between life and death in an emergency."
And Rear Adm. Paul J. Bushong, Commander, Submarine Group Two, noted
to an audience of both local community leaders and waterfront Sailors,
"Submarine Escape is a necessary skill that all of us hope to never
need and to never need to use, but this facility and its talented
staff are our guarantee that should the need arise, tomorrow's
Undersea Warriors are ready for any challenge in every environment in
which our Submarine Force operates, today and tomorrow.
"It has been a long journey from "Swede" Momsen's diving bell to this
facility and the Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment we use today.
But it's all part of our relentless dedication to training innovation
and excellence in support of the world's finest submarine service."
Construction of the Submarine Escape Trainer began in November 2005.
At the core of the eighteen million dollar facility is a 20-foot
diameter, 40-foot high, 84,000 gallon pool atop escape trunks called
the LOT (Lock-Out Trunk) and the LET (Logistics-Escape Trunk) that
simulate conditions a submariner would experience during an escape
from a submerged submarine.
Annually about 3,000 Sailors (officer and enlisted) will receive
training in the two-day emergency escape course (800 officers and
2,100 enlisted).
Established in 1916, Naval Submarine School is often called "the
center of submarine training excellence." Nearly 30,000 officers and
enlisted Sailors graduated from 198 courses of instruction, ranging
from Basic Enlisted Submarine School through Prospective Command
Course, during calendar year 2008.
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vaughn
"Jack Linthicum" <jackli...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>I did a turn at sea with the inventor of the Steinke Hood,
I never actually got to try the Steinke hood. It is kind of a long story, but
following sub school I ended up on temporary duty at new London for several
months on a "tank hold" while I was awaiting medical clearance to take my tank
training. While I was there, the tank caught on fire. Yes, you heard me right;
a steel silo full of water caught on fire. At that point the Navy's choices
were 1) fly all new sub trainees to Pearl Harbor for tank training, or 2) waive
the requirement. They choose to waive the requirement and suddenly I was
qualified for sub service!
Vaughn
BlackBeard
wrote:
> "Jack Linthicum" <jacklinthi...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
I got to use it, it was an E-ticket ride!
BB
La N
I'll bite, Vaughn. How the H-E-Double-Hockeysticks did the tank catch on
fire?
- nilita
Jeff Crowell
>> I never actually got to try the Steinke hood. It is kind of a long story, but
>> following sub school I ended up on temporary duty at new London for several
>> months on a "tank hold" while I was awaiting medical clearance to take my tank
>> training. While I was there, the tank caught on fire. Yes, you heard me right;
>> a steel silo full of water caught on fire. At that point the Navy's choices
>> were 1) fly all new sub trainees to Pearl Harbor for tank training, or 2) waive
>> the requirement. They choose to waive the requirement and suddenly I was
>> qualified for sub service!
BlackBeard wrote:
> I got to use it, it was an E-ticket ride!
That it were. They let us middies make the ascent during 2nd Class Summer.
Yeehaw!
Jeff
BlackBeard
Middies...Sheeeesh! Did they give you enlisted Dolphins afterwards?
(JK Jeff, I know you aren't that type. ;) )
BB
Jeff Crowell
>>>> I never actually got to try the Steinke hood. It is kind of a long story, but
>>>> following sub school I ended up on temporary duty at new London for several
>>>> months on a "tank hold" while I was awaiting medical clearance to take my tank
>>>> training. While I was there, the tank caught on fire. Yes, you heard me right;
>>>> a steel silo full of water caught on fire. At that point the Navy's choices
>>>> were 1) fly all new sub trainees to Pearl Harbor for tank training, or 2) waive
>>>> the requirement. They choose to waive the requirement and suddenly I was
>>>> qualified for sub service!
BlackBeard wrote:
>>> I got to use it, it was an E-ticket ride!
Jeff Crowell wrote:
>> That it were. They let us middies make the ascent during 2nd Class Summer.
>>
>> Yeehaw!
BlackBeard wrote:
> Middies...Sheeeesh! Did they give you enlisted Dolphins afterwards?
> (JK Jeff, I know you aren't that type. ;) )
I knew a couple (non pre-enlisted) guys who sported silver fishies after
Youngster Cruise. I kept shut about it, largely because I had no idea
what it took to qual for such a thing. But I had my doubts!
The tank was an interesting experience; I was a qualified SCUBA
assistant instructor at the time, and had a real good idea how useful
all those safety divers stationed throughout the tank would have been
had someone not been yelling "HO! HO! HO!" full-time during the ascent.
The most unexpected part was the effect of the pressure on your voice--
someone said something during the air exchange and we all started to
laugh at the Mickey Mouse voice effect. The guy in charge for that
run stepped on that pretty fast...
I recall something about a fire in the tank structure, but can no
longer remember if that was third-hand or if someone at the School
mentioned it. I would have been there in the mid-summer of '79. I
do, however, well recall the warm reception I and some friends got
from some local girls at a nearby bar that week... took me a couple
years to realize I needed to hope they weren't cruise widows!
They let us go to sea for several days in one of the older boomers
(won't suggest the name, as my memories of the name and hull number
don't match--I hate when that happens). Half of us were inboard
the boomer, the other half inboard Scamp (why would I remember that
and not the name of 'my' boat?). We took turns doing a surface speed
run alongside the other boat. Scamp's run put a wave over the aft end
of the hull with the hatch standing open. Shorted out a bunch of
gear--not very impressive. :-)
Jeff
--
Murphy's Laws of the gunfight:
Avoid them like the plague.
BlackBeard
How funny, I was there mid-summer '79 for BESS. ;)
BB
David Lesher
>I'll bite, Vaughn. How the H-E-Double-Hockeysticks did the tank catch on
>fire?
At one point Koch Oil's refinery managed to burn down their CO2 plant....
We never figgured it out, either...
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