What makes a submarine world class?

[slowyellow]

Submarines are built according to "classes" but they are specific classes, and never a generalization like "world class."

Normally the first ship of any given class lends its name to the class it belongs to. For example, the first Thresher class submarine was the USS Thresher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ed_States_Navy

Funny you should pick that one class. Because that is the only class I believe that was renamed due to the loss of the class named ship. Not sure if you picked that class on purpose or not for your example.

[slowyellow]

Oh, and sorry OP. I never answered your original question. Like others have said, there is no such thing as "world class", they are just trying to say that it is good.

[Z06killinsbf]

No plugs in racks? That's what Velcro and extension cords are for!! Throw a little EB red in the mix and you have some good living!! Sound mounts, pfff. That shit goes back to the early 80's and half of the don't work. And for being quiet.... Have you been on a boat with all the turbine generators running? That shit is loud as fuck. World class is a joke to those in te know.

[majorownage]

"World Class" would exclude any submarine that is in service with the Iranian "navy".

You are wrong there buddyboy.

The Persians have top class diesel electric subs. They are much quieter than ours when they are operating on battery power.

[exlude]

You are wrong there buddyboy.

The Persians have top class diesel electric subs. They are much quieter than ours when they are operating on battery power.

lol

[slowyellow]

You are wrong there buddyboy.

The Persians have top class diesel electric subs. They are much quieter than ours when they are operating on battery power.

You are kidding right?

[Binky]

Arent you so worldy to call them Persians.

Too bad they are iranians and their Kilo (russian built) subs can be detected like The sun at Noon.

[talisman]

You are wrong there buddyboy.

The Persians have top class diesel electric subs. They are much quieter than ours when they are operating on battery power.

Oh shit! I suddenly don't feel safe at all!

[racrguy]

Hey, it's cool everybody, he's going to college to be one of those nucular thingamabobs. He knows his shit!

[The King]

You are wrong there buddyboy.

The Persians have top class diesel electric subs. They are much quieter than ours when they are operating on battery power.

Please do give us some more nuggets there punkin' of your obvious prowess in the matter of Persian (lol) naval might.

For that matter, while you're at it give us even one nugget of your prowess in anything.

[majorownage]

Please do give us some more nuggets there punkin' of your obvious prowess in the matter of Persian (lol) naval might.

For that matter, while you're at it give us even one nugget of your prowess in anything.

Hey no problemo bra!

That's why I'm here!

[Z06killinsbf]

You are wrong there buddyboy.

The Persians have top class diesel electric subs. They are much quieter than ours when they are operating on battery power.

Have you ever been on a submarine? And not a museum.

[slowyellow]

Have you ever been on a submarine? And not a museum.

No shit, lol. My above statement was from fact in post #11, not opinion.

[347Mike]

Holy shit welds at 26:00

[grove rat]

modern subs can be quiter than the ocean water around them