Question for the Navy guys
 

I've gotten real interested in Navy, submarines in particular. American or Russian, modern Nuclear subs.

Is it possible to view them (just from the outside) at military Naval bases? I can't seem to find any info online. There is a sub base in WA state that is not too far from me.

Anybody recommend any good books, or videos on modern Nuclear subs?

BTW: I am Canadian, so I am not sure how that would affect visiting a base, if you even can?

Being Canadian means you can even look at them. You can not own any books, pictures, videos, drawings, coloring books or any other thing that may contain info on our subs. You are Canadian, what did you expect? :rofl:

Just kidding. The one from the movie The Hunt For Red October used to be in the water in Portland Or and open to the public, maybe get in touch with Tony Rose (awr68) and ask him. He lives near there. As for the bases in Washington, without an escort and base aproval even the residence here can not go look around at them. If I even get too close in my boat in the bay by the Everett base I will get stopped and searched. Then might get a ticket or fine and chased away. And that is near the entrance to a public marina too. The security is pretty tight. Being from another country would only complicate things as far as getting on a base. :cheers:

Thanks for the response Eric. I wasn't sure if they had any tours or anything for tourists.

I found some DVD's from NatG and Discovery, but not sure how good they are.

I was just giving you a hard time about being Canadian. It's not your fault.
:rofl:

There is a bunch of book stores in Everett and Seattle that have old books and lit about the Navy in general. Because we have the bases here that stuff is fairly easy to find. I will keep my eyes open and grab what looks good. I will ship whatever I find.:thumbsup:

Thanks Eric, looking for anything on the modern stuff (anything from the 80's until now) I'll pay you whatever let me know. :thumbsup:

There's a Russian sub open to the public in Long Beach next to the Queen Mary. If memory serves it's a mid-80's vintage.

For obvious reasons, submarines are not suppose to be photograph without permission. Plus, there is more than one reason it's called the silent service ;).

For a great book about the history of the Silent Service, find a copy of "Blind Man's Bluff":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_M...rine_Espionage

Google Book Copy

Here's a couple decent links:
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/subs/subs.asp

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/history.html

http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...56.html?page=1

I'm a surface ship guy, so my information about them isn't any different than what you can find out with a little research.

Thanks for the help and the links, the Canadian Navy is quite pathetic. I can't imagine this coming at you:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...-1644H-767.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...-1644H-162.jpg

No problem. I will keep you posted. :thumbsup: