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High-res plans are hard to come by, but I have these to offer in addition to Maarten's: Official cutaway of a short-hull Permit: https://i.imgur.com/Ulp0IO9.jpgOfficial cutaway of a long-hull Permit (SSN 613): https://i.imgur.com/stQaqyJ.jpgNon-official exterior plan and elevation views by Greg Sharpe (very accurate): https://i.imgur.com/y3rs3OD.jpgHope these help! Jacob
High-res plans are hard to come by, but I have these to offer in addition to Maarten's:
Official cutaway of a short-hull Permit:
[url]https://i.imgur.com/Ulp0IO9.jpg[/url]
Official cutaway of a long-hull Permit (SSN 613):
[url]https://i.imgur.com/stQaqyJ.jpg[/url]
Non-official exterior plan and elevation views by Greg Sharpe (very accurate):
[url]https://i.imgur.com/y3rs3OD.jpg[/url] Hope these help!
Jacob
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 11:35 am |
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MikeK wrote: One more question - is there a place online where original docking drawings or cutaways for Jack or Thresher can be obtained? I would love to have one in a resolution suitable for framing. My Father went to sea on both (he was never formally assigned to Thresher but went out on local ops when Jack was still on the ways at Portsmouth) and these boats are a big part of our family's story. Does this help? Attachment:
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Or this? Attachment:
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Note: the images I have are slightly larger than this (about 1400 pixels wide) but had to be reduced for display here.
[quote="MikeK"]One more question - is there a place online where original docking drawings or cutaways for Jack or Thresher can be obtained? I would love to have one in a resolution suitable for framing. My Father went to sea on both (he was never formally assigned to Thresher but went out on local ops when Jack was still on the ways at Portsmouth) and these boats are a big part of our family's story.[/quote] Does this help?[attachment=1]605 Jack 1200px.jpg[/attachment] Or this?[attachment=0]SSN 605 USS Jack 1200px.jpg[/attachment] Note: the images I have are slightly larger than this (about 1400 pixels wide) but had to be reduced for display here.
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:15 am |
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One more question - is there a place online where original docking drawings or cutaways for Jack or Thresher can be obtained? I would love to have one in a resolution suitable for framing. My Father went to sea on both (he was never formally assigned to Thresher but went out on local ops when Jack was still on the ways at Portsmouth) and these boats are a big part of our family's story.
One more question - is there a place online where original docking drawings or cutaways for Jack or Thresher can be obtained? I would love to have one in a resolution suitable for framing. My Father went to sea on both (he was never formally assigned to Thresher but went out on local ops when Jack was still on the ways at Portsmouth) and these boats are a big part of our family's story.
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:34 am |
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Tom Dougherty wrote: Since you did not sign in, I have no idea where to send the high resolution versions of these. USS Jack (working model) built by a SubCommittee member some 10 years ago. He used the actual prop blade photos from the Jack propellers, now in Portsmouth NH at the Albacore Museum. I have photos of those as well. Click photos for larger versions. Thanks! I am a new user, I'm not sure why it logged me in as "guest". I appreciate your help, Tom and Vepr!
[quote="Tom Dougherty"]Since you did not sign in, I have no idea where to send the high resolution versions of these. USS Jack (working model) built by a SubCommittee member some 10 years ago. He used the actual prop blade photos from the Jack propellers, now in Portsmouth NH at the Albacore Museum. I have photos of those as well. Click photos for larger versions.[/quote]
Thanks!
I am a new user, I'm not sure why it logged me in as "guest". I appreciate your help, Tom and Vepr!
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:31 am |
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The models Tom posted should give you a very good idea of what they looked like. I only have one grainy photo of the Jack's screws: https://i.imgur.com/SJ9kItm.jpgAlso, I have these two elevation views of the Jack: https://i.imgur.com/gTD4PLN.jpgand a short-hull Permit for comparison: https://i.imgur.com/Ul2z7Xh.jpgBesides the screws, the only difference between the Jack and the short-hull Permits was that the Jack's engine room was about 10 feet longer to accommodate the twin-spool direct-drive turbine. Jacob
The models Tom posted should give you a very good idea of what they looked like. I only have one grainy photo of the Jack's screws:
[url]https://i.imgur.com/SJ9kItm.jpg[/url]
Also, I have these two elevation views of the Jack:
https://i.imgur.com/gTD4PLN.jpg
and a short-hull Permit for comparison:
https://i.imgur.com/Ul2z7Xh.jpg
Besides the screws, the only difference between the Jack and the short-hull Permits was that the Jack's engine room was about 10 feet longer to accommodate the twin-spool direct-drive turbine.
Jacob
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 4:22 pm |
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I would like very much to build a model of Jack, SSN-605. Unfortunately, I’ve never seen a really good picture of her screws. I’ve seen them on display, off the boat, and I’ve seen a murky underwater pic of them, but nothing clear. Does anyone have any drawings, pics or models of Jack that might help me? Thanks!
I would like very much to build a model of Jack, SSN-605. Unfortunately, I’ve never seen a really good picture of her screws. I’ve seen them on display, off the boat, and I’ve seen a murky underwater pic of them, but nothing clear. Does anyone have any drawings, pics or models of Jack that might help me? Thanks!
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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:53 pm |
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Does anyone have any good photos or more information about the Thresher's BQG-1 PUFFS sonar? She had a unique array of four hydrophones: (according to Friedman) one near the keel in the bow sonar dome, one aft of the sail topside, one near the keel and SPM in the "waist" ballast tanks amidships, and one topside near the rudder. I was able to find these photos showing the mast for the hydrophone aft of the sail extended: https://i.imgur.com/jorBGR2.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/21p9kO6.jpgApparently this array wasn't very sensitive, and was replaced by a BQG-2A array, which had six arrays, three on each side of the hull: two in the sonar dome, two amidships in the "waist" ballast tanks, and two on endplates (similar, but smaller than the endplates on the Sturgeon-class). You can see the end plates on photos of her wreck: https://i.imgur.com/nJ7huez.pngAccording to Friedman, the Thresher's BQG-2A was removed before her loss and put on the Barb during her post-shakedown availability in 1963: https://i.imgur.com/Y9dDSZR.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/MXuVBnC.jpgJacob
Does anyone have any good photos or more information about the [i]Thresher[/i]'s BQG-1 PUFFS sonar?
She had a unique array of four hydrophones: (according to Friedman) one near the keel in the bow sonar dome, one aft of the sail topside, one near the keel and SPM in the "waist" ballast tanks amidships, and one topside near the rudder. I was able to find these photos showing the mast for the hydrophone aft of the sail extended:
[url]https://i.imgur.com/jorBGR2.jpg[/url] [url]https://i.imgur.com/21p9kO6.jpg[/url]
Apparently this array wasn't very sensitive, and was replaced by a BQG-2A array, which had six arrays, three on each side of the hull: two in the sonar dome, two amidships in the "waist" ballast tanks, and two on endplates (similar, but smaller than the endplates on the [i]Sturgeon[/i]-class). You can see the end plates on photos of her wreck:
[url]https://i.imgur.com/nJ7huez.png[/url]
According to Friedman, the [i]Thresher[/i]'s BQG-2A was removed before her loss and put on the [i]Barb[/i] during her post-shakedown availability in 1963:
[url]https://i.imgur.com/Y9dDSZR.jpg[/url] [url]https://i.imgur.com/MXuVBnC.jpg[/url]
Jacob
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 6:48 pm |
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I just ordered a Thor Design new tool Permit (1/96th) after reading Andrew Karem's "Rig the ship for Ultra Quite. The last deployment of the Plunger. I intend to build her as an RC model. I will pist a review when I get her.
Randy
I just ordered a Thor Design new tool Permit (1/96th) after reading Andrew Karem's "Rig the ship for Ultra Quite. The last deployment of the Plunger. I intend to build her as an RC model. I will pist a review when I get her.
Randy
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:15 am |
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Does anyone know if the two shots at the beginning of this video show a real submarine? Ordinarily I would assume it was a model, but I know that there exists footage of Permits taken in the Bahamas that is similar to these shots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NvCdtPWFK8&index=1&list=LLOEhA9Cg_f_cPKekF1zZHxgJacob
Does anyone know if the two shots at the beginning of this video show a real submarine? Ordinarily I would assume it was a model, but I know that there exists footage of Permits taken in the Bahamas that is similar to these shots.
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NvCdtPWFK8&index=1&list=LLOEhA9Cg_f_cPKekF1zZHxg[/url]
Jacob
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:40 pm |
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Hi Guys Anyboby has built the 1/700 models from print3D "Click2detail" ? Are they great models ? Pierre
Hi Guys :wave_1:
Anyboby has built the 1/700 models from print3D "Click2detail" ?
Are they great models ?
Pierre
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 3:16 am |
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Vepr157 wrote: I always just assumed that shot was a model. I guess the waters in the Bahamas must be pretty clear.
How are you able to tell whether it's a seven or five bladed screw? Is there better quality footage out there that you've seen?
Jacob That was a spur-of-the-moment find on Youtube. Much better quality stuff has been out there for decades. Yes, they showed the skewed propeller -- that one got past the security guys. I'll keep looking for a better quality version. I was a Diver in the navy. Once talked with a Photographer's Mate who was a working diver as well and he told me about this range where they would film submerged combat submarines running through a set of gates. David
[quote="Vepr157"]I always just assumed that shot was a model. I guess the waters in the Bahamas must be pretty clear.
How are you able to tell whether it's a seven or five bladed screw? Is there better quality footage out there that you've seen?
Jacob[/quote]
That was a spur-of-the-moment find on Youtube. Much better quality stuff has been out there for decades. Yes, they showed the skewed propeller -- that one got past the security guys. I'll keep looking for a better quality version.
I was a Diver in the navy. Once talked with a Photographer's Mate who was a working diver as well and he told me about this range where they would film submerged combat submarines running through a set of gates.
David
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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:59 pm |
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I always just assumed that shot was a model. I guess the waters in the Bahamas must be pretty clear.
How are you able to tell whether it's a seven or five bladed screw? Is there better quality footage out there that you've seen?
Jacob
I always just assumed that shot was a model. I guess the waters in the Bahamas must be pretty clear.
How are you able to tell whether it's a seven or five bladed screw? Is there better quality footage out there that you've seen?
Jacob
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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:16 pm |
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Vepr157 wrote: Quote: You've seen the real-life underwater fly-by's (filmed on a range in the Brahma's I think) of an early THRESHER class boat Do you know if this footage is on the internet somewhere? I'd love to see it. Thresher had PUFFS on her aft planes until a few months before she sank. I don't know how large the fairings were, but they might be identifiable in the footage. I have circumstantial evidence that Thresher had a five-bladed screw. It's been reported that Thresher reached 33 knots (same as the Skipjacks) on sea trials, which is not as crazy as it might sound. The wetted area was about the same as the Skipjacks due to the tiny sails of the later class and of course both classes had the same power. However the top speed the later boats in the class was around 28 knots with the seven-bladed skewback. The Skipjacks also had around a 28 knot top speed when fitted with the J-screws. So it seems pretty clear to me that Thresher had a five-bladed screw, at least on trials. I have also heard anecdotes of 637s doing speed trials with five-bladed screws fitted, but I'm skeptical. If only we had drydock photos of Thresher. It seems that the number of drydock photos is proportional to the square of the number of years in service. I would also kill for a drydock photo of Barb with the 637-esque end-plates on her aft planes. Jacob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhPHCpeuLOg 1:55 (very poor quality) David
[quote="Vepr157"][quote] You've seen the real-life underwater fly-by's (filmed on a range in the Brahma's I think) of an early THRESHER class boat[/quote]
Do you know if this footage is on the internet somewhere? I'd love to see it. [i]Thresher[/i] had PUFFS on her aft planes until a few months before she sank. I don't know how large the fairings were, but they might be identifiable in the footage.
I have circumstantial evidence that [i]Thresher[/i] had a five-bladed screw. It's been reported that [i]Thresher[/i] reached 33 knots (same as the Skipjacks) on sea trials, which is not as crazy as it might sound. The wetted area was about the same as the Skipjacks due to the tiny sails of the later class and of course both classes had the same power. However the top speed the later boats in the class was around 28 knots with the seven-bladed skewback. The Skipjacks also had around a 28 knot top speed when fitted with the J-screws. So it seems pretty clear to me that Thresher had a five-bladed screw, at least on trials. I have also heard anecdotes of 637s doing speed trials with five-bladed screws fitted, but I'm skeptical.
If only we had drydock photos of [i]Thresher[/i]. It seems that the number of drydock photos is proportional to the square of the number of years in service. I would also kill for a drydock photo of [i]Barb[/i] with the 637-esque end-plates on her aft planes.
Jacob[/quote]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhPHCpeuLOg 1:55 (very poor quality)
David
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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:02 pm |
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Quote: You've seen the real-life underwater fly-by's (filmed on a range in the Brahma's I think) of an early THRESHER class boat Do you know if this footage is on the internet somewhere? I'd love to see it. Thresher had PUFFS on her aft planes until a few months before she sank. I don't know how large the fairings were, but they might be identifiable in the footage. I have circumstantial evidence that Thresher had a five-bladed screw. It's been reported that Thresher reached 33 knots (same as the Skipjacks) on sea trials, which is not as crazy as it might sound. The wetted area was about the same as the Skipjacks due to the tiny sails of the later class and of course both classes had the same power. However the top speed the later boats in the class was around 28 knots with the seven-bladed skewback. The Skipjacks also had around a 28 knot top speed when fitted with the J-screws. So it seems pretty clear to me that Thresher had a five-bladed screw, at least on trials. I have also heard anecdotes of 637s doing speed trials with five-bladed screws fitted, but I'm skeptical. If only we had drydock photos of Thresher. It seems that the number of drydock photos is proportional to the square of the number of years in service. I would also kill for a drydock photo of Barb with the 637-esque end-plates on her aft planes. Jacob
[quote] You've seen the real-life underwater fly-by's (filmed on a range in the Brahma's I think) of an early THRESHER class boat[/quote]
Do you know if this footage is on the internet somewhere? I'd love to see it. [i]Thresher[/i] had PUFFS on her aft planes until a few months before she sank. I don't know how large the fairings were, but they might be identifiable in the footage.
I have circumstantial evidence that [i]Thresher[/i] had a five-bladed screw. It's been reported that [i]Thresher[/i] reached 33 knots (same as the Skipjacks) on sea trials, which is not as crazy as it might sound. The wetted area was about the same as the Skipjacks due to the tiny sails of the later class and of course both classes had the same power. However the top speed the later boats in the class was around 28 knots with the seven-bladed skewback. The Skipjacks also had around a 28 knot top speed when fitted with the J-screws. So it seems pretty clear to me that Thresher had a five-bladed screw, at least on trials. I have also heard anecdotes of 637s doing speed trials with five-bladed screws fitted, but I'm skeptical.
If only we had drydock photos of [i]Thresher[/i]. It seems that the number of drydock photos is proportional to the square of the number of years in service. I would also kill for a drydock photo of [i]Barb[/i] with the 637-esque end-plates on her aft planes.
Jacob
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Tom Dougherty wrote: David, Great to see you on this forum! A quick question on the Thresher. Years ago Jim Roushey built a Thresher for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. In the accompanying article, he mentioned that Thresher never received the 7 blade J-prop, but sank with the 5 blade speed prop still on the sub in early 1963. Do you have any clarity on whether this is so or not?
Best regards, Tom Yeah, ten days and I have not managed to get banned from this forum yet. Must be loosing my touch. Gonna have to work on that. You've seen the real-life underwater fly-by's (filmed on a range in the Brahma's I think) of an early THRESHER class boat -- clearly sporting the seven-blade wheel. I've heard, but have not been able to definitively discover, that footage was of the THRESHER herself. Which would answer the question. I've never seen a yard or dry-dock shot of these boats with anything but the skew-back wheel at the ass-end. So .... I don't know. Model wise, I will only put the five-blader on the SKIPJACK and GW's. All other S5G boats get the seven-blader. I'm currently building 1/72 and 1/96 seven-blade wheels -- doing this again because of the great dope Adam Carlson has dug up on these once super-dupper-double-secrete-probation screws (from The Smithsonian, no less!). http://americanhistory.si.edu/subs/angl ... ming6.htmlDavid
[quote="Tom Dougherty"]David, Great to see you on this forum! A quick question on the Thresher. Years ago Jim Roushey built a Thresher for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. In the accompanying article, he mentioned that Thresher never received the 7 blade J-prop, but sank with the 5 blade speed prop still on the sub in early 1963. Do you have any clarity on whether this is so or not?
Best regards, Tom[/quote]
Yeah, ten days and I have not managed to get banned from this forum yet. Must be loosing my touch. Gonna have to work on that.
You've seen the real-life underwater fly-by's (filmed on a range in the Brahma's I think) of an early THRESHER class boat -- clearly sporting the seven-blade wheel. I've heard, but have not been able to definitively discover, that footage was of the THRESHER herself. Which would answer the question. I've never seen a yard or dry-dock shot of these boats with anything but the skew-back wheel at the ass-end.
So .... I don't know.
Model wise, I will only put the five-blader on the SKIPJACK and GW's. All other S5G boats get the seven-blader. I'm currently building 1/72 and 1/96 seven-blade wheels -- doing this again because of the great dope Adam Carlson has dug up on these once super-dupper-double-secrete-probation screws (from The Smithsonian, no less!). http://americanhistory.si.edu/subs/anglesdangles/taming6.html
David
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David, Great to see you on this forum! A quick question on the Thresher. Years ago Jim Roushey built a Thresher for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. In the accompanying article, he mentioned that Thresher never received the 7 blade J-prop, but sank with the 5 blade speed prop still on the sub in early 1963. Do you have any clarity on whether this is so or not?
Best regards, Tom
David, Great to see you on this forum! A quick question on the Thresher. Years ago Jim Roushey built a Thresher for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. In the accompanying article, he mentioned that Thresher never received the 7 blade J-prop, but sank with the 5 blade speed prop still on the sub in early 1963. Do you have any clarity on whether this is so or not?
Best regards, Tom
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2015 1:41 pm |
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Quote: I think the sail planes are the only thing in common between the 594 long and short hull sail structures. I've never seen a difference between them. Thanks, both of you for the note. I'll leave the 'fairwater planes' as they are. Maarten
[quote]I think the sail planes are the only thing in common between the 594 long and short hull sail structures. I've never seen a difference between them.[/quote]
Thanks, both of you for the note. I'll leave the 'fairwater planes' as they are.
Maarten
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 3:20 am |
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I think the sail planes are the only thing in common between the 594 long and short hull sail structures. I've never seen a difference between them. Here's some photos of a 594 stretch surfacing during UNITAS XX: http://research.archives.gov/description/6352044http://research.archives.gov/description/6352043Here's a bow-on comparison of 593 and 614 showing the differences in the width of the sails: http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/0861409.jpghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categ ... r_(SSN-593)#/media/File:USS_Thresher_(SSN-593)_bow.jpg
I think the sail planes are the only thing in common between the 594 long and short hull sail structures. I've never seen a difference between them.
Here's some photos of a 594 stretch surfacing during UNITAS XX: http://research.archives.gov/description/6352044 http://research.archives.gov/description/6352043
Here's a bow-on comparison of 593 and 614 showing the differences in the width of the sails: http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/0861409.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:USS_Thresher_(SSN-593)#/media/File:USS_Thresher_(SSN-593)_bow.jpg
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