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Re: Navigator's Vision,Day or Night.
From: Douglas Denny
Date: 2009 Oct 5, 15:27 -0700
From: Douglas Denny
Date: 2009 Oct 5, 15:27 -0700
I believe British Polaris subs used Barr and Stroud periscopes with built-in sextants with pendulous reference and averaging device. No point in going outside on the fin ('conning-tower')in the cold and wet and exposing the submarine needlessly when a few inches of periscope is all that is needed. Underwater navigation since the 1960s has been SINS (ships inertial navigation system), which allowed for the first time under the ice-cap navigation. I guess now based on much more accurate ring-laser gyros and sensitive accelerometers; no doubt position updated to check drift every now and then by GPS from a floated antenna sent up on 'a bit of string'. I'm not sure about modern arrangements though. Douglas Denny. Chichester. England. ============ Original Post: Byron, Can you describe what it was like making an observation from a Polaris Sub? Was it done on the Conning tower or could it be done through the periscope? Greg --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList+@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---