Gothamist: Submarine in the East River!

DaveSee

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:34:16 -0500

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

jaycjay

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:59:45 -0500

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.

Rob T Firefly

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:40:10 -0500

Engage the shilent drive!

Spiritof76

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:55:29 -0500

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

coxx

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:29:31 -0500

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.

Spiritof76

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:34:46 -0500

[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.

Scout1

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:26:31 -0500

Right full rudder, reversh starboard engineshhh.

ides_of_march

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:26:47 -0500

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

jaycjay

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:24:32 -0500

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.

Spiritof76

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:34:22 -0500

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?

WesleySnipesAlot

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:47:57 -0500

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

pk4l

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:26:45 -0500

I'm in the Submarine Service. =) Can't wait to go back to the city and compare old day sub vs modern sub.

WorksInDUMBO

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:09:14 -0500

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!

jaycjay

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:55:08 -0500

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.

jaycjay

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:40:20 -0500

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

Felix Hoenikker

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:40:05 -0500

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

jm1975

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:38:40 -0500

I thought all the nuts went home on Labor Day.

zodak

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:34:10 -0500

it's looking for alec baldwin.

Offbalance

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:30:59 -0500

In the toooown where I was booorn... lived a maaaaaaan who sailed to sea... EVERYBODY!

TK

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:30:46 -0500

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.

edEx

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:29:17 -0500

There are 4 USS Growler's...

BryanynBrooklyn

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:26:54 -0500

DEFEND BROOKLYN Gladly.

Politburo

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:25:34 -0500

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

dingostolemybaby

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:17:48 -0500

Andrei, you've lost another submarine?

dingostolemybaby

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:17:10 -0500

Andrei, you've lost another submarine?

robingee

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:14:33 -0500

Red October, standing by.

Toby von Meistersinger

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:11:29 -0500

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

ell442

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:08:17 -0500

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

ides_of_march

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:06:29 -0500

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

JacqueMehoff

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:57:41 -0500

Crazy Ivan!

Future Taliban

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:53:21 -0500

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

Wza

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:53:13 -0500

The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!

Outter Burrougher

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:51:51 -0500

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

gtraindelay

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:47:00 -0500

It's the USS Growler from the Intrepid Museum.

coxx

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:46:36 -0500

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

Rocknrope

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:45:39 -0500

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

palestine

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:43:57 -0500

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/end Seems somewhat appropriate.

plk779

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:42:58 -0500

Cooooool.