Under Pressure: Life on a Submarine
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Richard Humphreys. Under Pressure: Life on a Submarine
Copyright
Note to Readers
Dedication
Epigraph
Contents
Author’s Note
Diagram of Polaris Submarine
Polaris Submarine Hierarchy
Glossary
Introduction
1. Beasting
2. HMS Neptune, Faslane
3. The Bomber
4. Alongside
5. Work-up
6. Coulport
7. Before the Off
8. Set Sail
9. The Dive
10. A Brief Tour
11. No Time
12. All the Time in the World
13. Downtime
14. Booze
15. Snadgens
16. Porn
17. Familygrams
18. Showtime
19. Under the Lights
20. Cut Off
21. Racked Out
22. Food, Glorious Food
23. The Day Job, the Night Job, Repeat
24. Letters from the Grave
25. Captain Is God
26. To Launch or Not to Launch
27. Homeward Bound
28. Off Crew
Acknowledgements
About the Publisher
Отрывок из книги
1928–2016
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SINS (ship’s inertial navigation system): internal navigation system, fitted with gyroscopes, accelerometers and velocity meters, that constantly updates submarine’s position.
SSN (nuclear-powered attack submarine): nuclear submarine not carrying nuclear weapons, known as hunter-killers for ferocious pursuit of Soviet submarines. HMS Conqueror, which sank the Argentinian General Belgrano, was an SSN. They were armed with torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.
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