Canadian submarines

I just discovered this gem on the CBC website. The section is good, and the 22 minute documentary on life on a submarine is even better… and I say this even though I'm an Army guy… so it must be worth the watch. Enjoy.
-dr

even though I'm an Army guy

Yeah but… tanker… submariner… both like getting shut into tin cans. At least you can stick your head out for fresh air once in a while!

…and risk having it shot off! Also, it won't neccessarily be fresh air on the battlefield if there are biological or chemical agents floating around!

sarge…you gotta start thinking more positive….and less negative….of course there's gonna be fresh air outside….and if there were chemicals floating around….there wouldn't be anyone to shoot at you…right….lol

and i just watched a documentary on tv about the canadian navy and their first sub. got it from good old mother england in 1913..(i think that was the date) It was so old and decrepit, when the canadian navy did an inspection on it…..someone fell through the gangplank trying to board it(rotted out)……the sub was quietly sent back to england…..with our thanks i think….

So you're saying this isn't the first time we haven't kicked the tires on a sub from England before floating it over here?

The first submarines we kept were american-made, originally built for Chile, who backed out of the contract to buy them. When the Prime Minister refused to provide Naval protection for the west coast, the Preimier of BC found and bought those submarines. They were transferred within days to the Canadian Navy

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/maritime/navy/n1b.html

I remember the single sub in the Canadian Forces in the 1970s. It was a real 'leaker' and called 'Rainbow'