Re: Tours

On  2 Sep 96 at 10:18, Wuerthele@aol.com wrote:

> "You should try it on an SSG, as opposed to an SSN. The smell of the
diesel
> comes out after a few months on shore. Sorta."
> 
>   Yuck.
> 
> "Only for a few minutes. Roomy. Luxury. Ever been on an Oberon? A Type
209?
> Or, Godde Forbidde, a Type 206? See, I used to work for the makers of
Sonars
> on the d*mn things..."
> 
>   Been on a 206 as one of those goodwill ambassador type things while
we were
> in Norway earlier this year.	Not pleasant.
>   It's interesting how the "roomy, luxury" scale varies.  I've had
boomer
> squids come down to my humble 709 and say it's the worst thing they've
ever
> been on.  Now there's luxury, a 726 class SSBN...

Anyone yet been on a Foxtrot - now there's rocket science (not). At 
92 metres it's large for a conventional - but I don't think I'd havce 
enjoyed staying on her for too long.
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Cheers
Nick Meredith - nickm@discover.co.uk - Coventry, UK