Submarine in the East River!

This submarine doesn't look like it's being tugged, nor does it look like the the USS Growler in another picture. Also, although it's being escorted or something by the US Coast Guard, the sailors standing have unusual uniforms.

I guess this is one of the perks of living in Brooklyn?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Goy7LuwIOs

Dave

Seriously, the one place you'd be least likely to see a submarine during a period of military activity or alert is in a harbor or a shallow river. What would be the point? Tactically there's nothing it could add that couldn't be done better by a surface ship, and defensively it'd be completely vulnerable.

Engage the shilent drive!

Those weren't subs you saw. It was the Loch Ness Monster. It's about as plausible. Where are your Flickr pictures?

OK believe what you want. I've seen it with my own eyes. I saw alot of things happen around that time that were surprising.

[30] Only a complete sucker would have fallen for coxx's line. First, the East River isn't deep enough for submerged subs. Second, NYC banned nuclear vessels from the surrounding waters and all American subs are nuclear. City Hall would scream bloody murder to Washington if a sub surfaced anywhere around NYC. Besides, you were taking the hard way, trying to make out the number when the distinctive bow and Regulus missile are clearly visible. No other sub in the world even vaguely looks like that.

Right full rudder, reversh starboard engineshhh.

Maybe it's that guy from Brooklyn who hates the Verizon building, coming to launch a nuke at it.

Uh, you need the hull number to know it's the Growler?

Of course not, just pointing out in case anyone had any doubt. With the claim already made that subs are "always in the river & harbor" above, seemed worth making the fact evident.

Uh, you need the hull number to know it's the Growler? How many subs have a clearly visible Regulus missile sitting on the deckplates?

hahahaha. Best comment thread in a long while. "Some more tea? no? then you may return to you post"[ing of comments.]

I'm in the Submarine Service. =)

Can't wait to go back to the city and compare old day sub vs modern sub.

hey! I saw this thing docked down at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal when I went down there to take pictures of the lights on 9/11!

By the way, while it's hard to tell for sure on that pic it does look like the hull number is 215, which would confirm that it is indeed the USS Growler from the Intrepid museum.

The Growler (SS-215) from the Intrepid site was closed in 2006 and moved to Brooklyn for repairs both of her hull and the mooring. The expected re-opening is November 2008, so it's probably being moved back.

I found mention of that November, 2008 date here:

http://www.hnsa.org/ships/growler.htm

Heh heh. What's long and hard and full of seamen?

I thought all the nuts went home on Labor Day.

it's looking for alec baldwin.

In the toooown

where I was booorn...

lived a maaaaaaan

who sailed to sea...

EVERYBODY!

I half expect it to park at Pier 11, have Putin exit and walk down to Wall Street and give a speech before a Mission Accomplished sign.

There are 4 USS Growler's...

DEFEND BROOKLYN

Gladly.

Russkies don't take a shit, son, without a plan.

Andrei, you've lost another submarine?

Andrei, you've lost another submarine?

Red October, standing by.

It looks like the USS Growler, which is part of the Intrepid Museum complex. A tug appears to be pushing it.

this has been parked (moored?) by the Brooklyn cruise ship terminal for the last several months...

The first ever military use of a submarine took place in the East River near Brooklyn in 1776 against a British warship.

Crazy Ivan!

It's part of the new economic bail-out plan for homeowners who are underwater in debt.

The Russians are coming!

The Russians are coming!

[in Russian] Captain's scared them out of the water!

It's the USS Growler from the Intrepid Museum.

They're always in the river & harbor. Right after 9/11 you would see them surface alot more often.

"Be careful what you shoot at. Moshht thingshh in here, don't react well to bulletshhh."

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/end

Seems somewhat appropriate.

Cooooool.