The US Navy’s kosato-class submarine USS KOSATKA (SS-8) has two large, rotating wings that lift the submarine into the air and retract them after launching.The USS KOSHATKA has a large, rotatable wing that is designed to drop the submarine out of the water when its engines stop working.The KOSHETSU-class submersible was first built in the…
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How to Build the World’s Most Reliable Submarine Sandwich: The Submarine Strap
When it comes to submarine sandwiches, American submarines are not known for their reliability.The USS Nimitz, for example, has a history of breaking down on its maiden voyage in 1956 and is the subject of a recent documentary film.But the USS George Washington, a submersible launched in 1956 that was also a submarine, is still…