| Howler | 11 Mar 2018 7:07 p.m. PST |
Toss up between Seaview or Stingray. |
| Lion in the Stars | 12 Mar 2018 11:08 a.m. PST |
Pre-1946, USS Kete (SS-369), a Balao-class Fleet Boat. She was my class boat in Sub School. Kete was lost with all hands during WW2, but we're still not sure why. And I'd have to say USS Georgia (SSBN-729) is my favorite otherwise. Served on her from 2001 till 2003. Quietest hole in the water in the Pacific, and we had a Battle E crew. |
| Stephen Hill | 12 Mar 2018 3:50 p.m. PST |
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 optional field  | 13 Mar 2018 6:35 a.m. PST |
Bathyscaphe Trieste Bathyscaphe Trieste II and Yellow. Please don't count Yellow and Beatle's Yellow as separate entries. It'll divide the Blue Meanie vote needlessly. |
| Ferozopore | 16 Mar 2018 7:26 p.m. PST |
Surcouf, French submarine. 2 8" guns and a seaplane, gotta love her. |
| Coelacanth | 18 Mar 2018 12:57 p.m. PST |
British E-class boats from the Great War. Ron |
| Patrick Sexton | 19 Mar 2018 10:03 a.m. PST |
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| Asterix | 25 Mar 2018 8:49 a.m. PST |
no votes for the U-505? (Just got back from Chicago and a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry.) |
| khanscom | 27 Mar 2018 7:15 p.m. PST |
USS Pickerel (I think)-- it appeared on the lead- in to "The Silent Service". Breaking the surface in a near-vertical orientation-- AWESOME! |
| yoshimasa | 02 Apr 2018 11:53 a.m. PST |
My favorite: the World War I submarine HMS K13. Not because it was a good boat. Quite the opposite, in fact. But because it was the boat that, if not for a well-timed illness, would have killed my great grandfather. imgur.com/glhtCVm It sank on 29 January 1917 in Gaerloch, Scotland during her Admiralty Trials. Among the crew were 14 members of the shipbuilding company. My great grandfather was supposed to be on board, but he came down sick and had to miss the trip. He would have been in the engine room, which started to flood due to an incorrectly closed vent. They had to seal the engine room to save the boat, trapping and drowning the men inside. In total, 32 of the crew died but 48 were rescued. They repaired the boat and commissioned it as the K22. imgur.com/8kNl14Z As the K22 it was later involved, as part of the 13th Submarine Flotilla, in the sarcastically named "Battle of May Island", a night exercise in the Firth of Forth. The exercise included a number of capital ships, cruisers and destroyer. When it was over, the exercise claimed two K boats, damaged three others (including K13/K22) and killed 104 submariners. Not exactly "favorite" because I respected the boat. More like "favorite" as in "good riddance"! |
| lugal hdan | 04 Apr 2018 8:14 a.m. PST |
I was going to say Skipjack or Nautilus, or maybe the Wahoo from my favorite class of fleet boats, but then I remembered my "command" from that old PC Game "Silent Hunter". So I change my answer to the Pickerel(simulated). Maybe not quite as advanced as a Gato class, but she was a good boat, and we waged unrestricted submarine warfare in the Pacific together for many more hours than any sane person would spend. (Though for purposes of the poll, I'll stick with nominating "Nautilus, Skipjack, Wahoo".) |
| johnnytodd | 09 Apr 2018 4:50 a.m. PST |
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| Mark 1 | 09 Apr 2018 3:53 p.m. PST |
Japanese I-25 which launched the only aircraft to bomb mainland USA in WW2… A submarine worthy of any title! Not only used to launch the only aircraft to bomb the mainland USA, but also the boat which conducted the only attack (bombardment) against a military installation in the mainland USA in the 20th century. On June 21, 1942, the I-25, following fishing boats to ensure it did not run afoul of minefields or anti-submarine nets, sailed into the mouth of the Columbia River and bombarded Ft. Stevens. As it was, most of the damage done was to the fort's baseball field. Oh the fiends -- striking at the very heart of America! -Mark
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| 138SquadronRAF | 15 Apr 2018 10:13 a.m. PST |
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| Covert Walrus | 15 Apr 2018 2:44 p.m. PST |
So many nice ones to choose from . . . But I'll add a vote for the Vanguard Class from Dystopian War's Kingdom of Britannia –
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| Coelacanth | 15 Apr 2018 5:16 p.m. PST |
Does Bismarck count? Yeah, just as soon as she surfaces. Ron |
| Lion in the Stars | 15 Apr 2018 7:03 p.m. PST |
Agree with Coelacanth. All ships sink once. Only a submarine comes back up. |
| ptdockyard | 16 Apr 2018 4:52 a.m. PST |
USS Barracuda. Hands down |
| freecloud | 10 Feb 2019 7:22 a.m. PST |
I always liked the Oberon class for the bump on the front. Apart from that Prof Calculus's Shark sub in Tintin, the Terror Fish in Stingray and any Dystopian wars subs
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| WarpSpeed | 15 Feb 2019 2:31 p.m. PST |
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| vichussar | 17 Feb 2019 8:51 a.m. PST |
Another vote for the. British Oberon class. An Australian Oberon was able to close and successfully engage and sink a Us carrier during exercises. Arguably the best conventional sub class for it's time with a reputation for remarkable quietness. |
| ptdockyard | 23 Feb 2019 1:01 p.m. PST |
I have to go with the USS Marlin as she appeared in the movie "Crash Dive"
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