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Hoogvliet is an above-ground subway station of the Rotterdam Metro lines C and D. The station is located in the borough Hoogvliet in Rotterdam and features two side platforms.

The station was opened on 25 October 1974. On that date, the North-South Line (currently operated by line D trains) was extended from its former terminus, Slinge, towards Zalmplaat station. Since the East-West Line was connected to the North-South Line in November 2002, trains of what is currently line C also call at Hoogvliet station.

Rotterdam Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 1974
1974 establishments in the Netherlands
Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 20th century


Flowereality The imagined happiness of being a flower.
The High Cost of Weddings Type is used as lace in this wedding dress illustration to highlight wedding expenses.
The Rainbow Bird Written and illustrated by jax - a seemingly melancholy tale that is unfinished.
Under the Sea Written and illustrated by jax.
Polar Pals 3D Any chance I get, I love to include Narwhals!
Who am I? Bedtime Stories for Anxious Adults. Part of a book series that is, as of yet, mostly in my head...which makes me anxious.
SPLAT! Alien on the windshield.
Daily Doily Owl When I play around with pattern components, I often get aliens. This time I got an owl.
Alien Space Doily Sometimes aliens happen.
Frightened Rabbit This poster idea (not published) came about from a Facebook collaboration that lead to the discovery of the Scottish Band: Frightened Rabbit.
Bluebird This illustration was included in a group show at the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum's solarium. Thanks, Diane!
Stress Puppy Part of a stress puppy series.
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Which Book Memories Do You Treasure?
For readers of this post who have children and are looking for something to read with them, here are some of my favorite books from my childhood. It has been decades since I've read them, but they will stay in my heart forever. I wonder, what makes some books leave such deep impressions on us, while others don't? I'm sure the illustrations have something to do with it, but there's more, too. I can't put a finger on it, though.
The copy I had as a child has a certain, unmistakable smell, which takes me back as soon as I open the book. The adorable, quirky story is about Emily (a pig) and Eugene (a turtle) as they try to figure out why their friend Carruthers (a bear) is so very grumpy. Even their tuba and tambourine serenade doesn't do the trick! At the end they find out why.
Eva, at The Sycamore Street Press, did a post about this book, and includes pictures of some of the pages. Please check it out!
My father started reading Noddy books to me when I was about 5, and I still have the collection. These books have adorable illustrations and stories that show positive problem-solving and conflict resolution.
And so I ask you, dear readers, are there some books from your childhood that will always be in your heart? And, are you familiar with any of the books in this post?


Incident Details: Sergeant Thomas Kehoe, 52, was assigned to the Summerdale Station.
On June 23, 1927, Sergeant Kehoe and his partner, Officer James Farley, attempted to place a suspect under arrest who was believed to have committed a carjacking at gunpoint. The officers spotted the stolen vehicle and the suspect in the 4900 block of North Rockwell Street. When the officers ordered the robber to halt, he began shooting at them. During the gun battle, the suspect was killed. Tragically, Officer Farley and Sergeant Kehoe were fatally injured and died at the scene.
Sergeant Kehoe was laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery. He was survived by his wife. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War.


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I don't know anyone who intentionally LOVES doing the laundry in their life, be it for their self or for their loved ones, and goodness forbid they enjoy doing it for an employer of theirs. But there it is. Laundry. And it has to be done! The designer of the subject matter contained in this post: the "Laundring" laundry machine, has some information of rather more important than just -having to do it- concern, and thus says that'll be taken care of by this lovely concoction!
Yes indeed, designer Shang-Che Wu relays information that renters in the area Wu designs who share washing machines with strangers are worried about the bacteria that flies around inside of the machine may cause infections through underwear. But. They simply do not have time to use the next best alternative means: hand washing.
Then came Laundring! This amalgamation uses pedals to drive a coaxial bi-directional rotating machanism that generates high cleaning two-way flow to clean all dirty laundries. It saves time, strength, and energy that'd normally be used by hand-washing, not to mention irritated hands and the dreaded wrinkle-fingers.
And! And! It could be used by renters in no-machine areas to avoid the laundromat down the street. Unless of course they're into that sort of thing.
Course Director: Dr. Hsien-Hui TANG @ NTUST Design Dept.
Wow, great design. As a student, I often dont have time or patience to put up with laundromats and cant really afford a washer for the apartment. This is a great solution for the problem and would have no trouble selling to the college crowd.
does it actually work? It looks like it can only do a few pieces of clothes at a time.
How do I get one?!


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Emergency at sea – the crisis on a nuclear sub that had to stay secret
Emergency at sea – the crisis on a nuclear sub that had to stay secret The nuclear submarine HMS Revenge is arrives at Rosyth naval dockyard in April 1980. BRIAN WILSON Published: 08:21 Updated: 14:19 Tuesday 20 March 2018 Share this article Sign Up To Our Daily Newsletter Sign up 2 HAVE YOUR SAY It was June 1978, the Cold War was in full swing and the Polaris submarine, HMS Revenge, was on patrol somewhere so sensitive that 40 years later we still cannot be told.
A sudden roar that "sounded like a jumbo jet taking off" was followed by the cry of "Steam leak in the TG (turbo generator) room". The scene was set for the most serious crisis in the history of Britain's nuclear fleet – as far as we know. On Her Majesty's Nuclear Service by Eric Thompson The detailed story of that event is told for the first time in a book by Eric Thompson, the Senior Engineer on watch aboard HMS Revenge that day. He went on to become Commodore in charge of the Faslane base and the submarines it served. "I knew the emergency drill by heart," he writes. "'Shut Both Main Steam Stops'. That would shut off all steam to the engine room. At a stroke, it would kill the leak… it would also scram the reactor, the pumping heart of the submarine; the plant would automatically go into emergency cooling and there was no recovery from that at sea. Temp without losing benefits? If your job ends you can start your Universal Credit payments again, so temp work's a great place to start. Sponsored by HM Government "We would have lost our power source, be reduced to a dead ship. We would have to surface and signal for a tug. Unthinkable… We were in our top-secret patrol position. Our number one priority was to remain undetected." The undignified prospect of Britain's nuclear deterrent limping back from wherever-in-the-world to Faslane on the end of a tug-line would, as Thompson points out, have had considerable political ramifications: "It would mean national humiliation. The credibility of our nuclear deterrent was at stake… Jim Callaghan's government was riven by anti-nuclear sentiment… if the deterrent appeared to fail, Britain's nuclear strategy would be holed below the waterline." Controlling nuclear power in HMS Revenge. In the end, crisis was averted by deploying an "obscure dockyard procedure never used at sea." This involved by-passing the main engines so that the steam was fed directly into the condenser.
For the benefit of the lay audience, Thompson helpfully equates this to "emptying the domestic hot water tank straight into the toilet". He writes: "For what seemed like an eternity, nothing happened. The roaring of the steam continued. The humidity was unbearable. Then there was a mighty whoosh down the starboard steam range behind my back… The boiler had been deflated. The roar of steam had stopped." Damage had been done and the vessel lost much of its power. "We could launch our missiles if necessary but our maximum speed was severely reduced… For the next eight weeks we would be walking a tightrope; one machine failure could bring everything tumbling down. "Submarines on deterrent patrol do not break radio silence. No one knew of our plight. Nobody would for another eight weeks." One member of Thompson's team was given a bravery award for his efforts to isolate the leak. "He had been within three metres of it before being driven back by the heat… he had ripped his back open whilst squeezing through a jungle of pipework." Picture: submitted But let's cut to the chase. While steam leaks and the derring-do required to address them are all very exciting, they also beg a bigger question. Was there at any point a threat of a nuclear accident? Eric Thompson remains adamant in his denial. "Absolutely not. The worst that could have happened was that we would have had to surface – and maybe I would have been poached alive." You get the impression he might not have regarded this as a worse fate than being towed back to Faslane in the full glare of publicity and political outrage. Thompson grew up in Coatbridge and his destiny was set when his father spotted an advert for scholarships to Britannia Royal Navy College, Dartmouth. In the face of intense competition, mainly from the public schools, he gained admission and embarked on a stellar naval career which coincided with the hottest years of the Cold War. Another of that Dartmouth intake later became Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Boyce. The two became lifelong friends and Boyce provides a foreword in which he encapsulates an argument which goes to the heart of the debate about nuclear weapons. "The secrecy of the Submarine Service means that few outsiders know what life was like or what kept us busy. Yet we were performing the greatest public service of all, making a hugely significant contribution to the prevention of a third world war. In this, history shows that we succeeded: the Cold War ended peacefully." Boyce continues: "It is no coincidence that in the first half of the 20th century there were two horrific world wars but none in the second half; one could argue that the difference was that in the second half, we had a strategic nuclear deterrent." One could also argue, of course, against that proposition. What is unusual about this book is that it provides a perspective that often goes unrepresented – that of a professional practitioner who lived for decades in close proximity to nuclear weapons, while regarding them as instruments of peace rather than war. In the aftermath of the crisis aboard HMS Revenge, Thompson recalls how he "staggered through the Reactor Compartment into the eerie tranquillity of the Missile Compartment, as if I had entered another world in which 16 one and a half metre diameter vertical tubes each containing a Polaris intercontinental ballistic missile stood like silent sentinels…The order of the day in the Missile Department was serenity." Eric Thompson, who now lives in Craigendoran, has spent much of his career in Scotland. He courteously sent me an advance extract from his book because of a nice reference, dating back to the early days of the West Highland Free Press and the decision to establish a torpedo testing range in the Sound of Raasay. His superiors thought that local opposition would be ill-informed and easily brushed aside. Thompson, whose father-in-law was from Lewis, knew better and probably enjoyed the spectacle as his superiors were taken apart at a public meeting in Kyle of Lochalsh, where the Commodore finally expostulated: "You should all count yourself damn lucky. If you were in the Soviet Union, you wouldn't be allowed to ask these questions!" The range was established and complaints these days are only heard if there is to be a loss of civilian jobs. In the same way, the public assimilate most of what the military want and decide, on balance, that it is probably for the public good. Thompson's down to earth memoirs and practical insights will probably help to reassure them. At root, nuclear weapons involve a moral issue more than a political one. The case against is that it is wrong to possess weapons which cannot, under any conceivable circumstances, be used. The case in favour is Lord Boyce's – that it is possession which guarantees that they will never be used. Take your pick. Thompson says that he has written the book because, at 75, he is one of a diminishing band who saw the Cold War from his end of the periscope. As international tensions threaten to return to Cold War levels, he remains confident about the power of deterrence. "There will always be surrogate wars," he says, "but ultimately, no regime is prepared to risk its own destruction."
– On Her Majesty's Nuclear Service by Eric Thompson is out now, published by Casemate at £19.99, tel: 01226 734350, http://www.casematepublishing.co.uk
Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/news/emergency-at-sea-the-crisis-on-a-nuclear-sub-that-had-to-stay-secret-1-4708761
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Eric Thompson, HMS Revenge on March 21, 2018 by jasonlockley.
Reactor incidents on new nuclear subs double in one year
Astute-class submarines HMS Artful (left) and HMS Astute (right), at HM Naval Base Clyde, also known as Faslane.
The Royal Navy's new nuclear-powered submarines have been plagued by 69 safety incidents and "near misses" over the last four years.
The Astute class of submarines based at Faslane on the Clyde has seen reported reactor incidents at sea or on shore almost double from 12 in 2014 to 21 in 2015. Though the MoD insists that the incidents are all minor, critics warn that they undermine the boats' reliability and safety.
The first submarine of the class, HMS Astute, has already been out on operations, and the second, HMS Ambush, was launched in 2011. The third, HMS Artful, was formally handed over to the Royal Navy in December 2015.
The four remaining Astute submarines are either still being built by the defence firm BAE Systems at its Barrow shipyard, or are due to be built there. The construction programme has been subject to a series of delays and cost overruns.
The Ministry of Defence revealed the number of safety events recorded with Astute submarine reactors between January 2012 and January 2016 in response to a request under freedom of information law. There were an average of more than 17 a year, or one every three weeks.
Reported events are not detailed. But they included "any occurrence that has, or could have, led to a reduction in nuclear or radiation safety or that provides an opportunity for operator experience feedback."
According to the independent nuclear engineer John Large, the submarines were suffering serious problems. "This continuing experience of the Astute class reactor problems not only imperils the boats when at sea but is likely to result in cutbacks to the number of patrols, voyage durations and the extent of roaming of the high seas," he said.
John Ainslie, coordinator of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, pointed out that Astute submarines had been involved in a series of mishaps, including running aground on the Isle of Skye. "It is only a matter of time before one of these incidents results in a serious nuclear accident," he said.
An MoD spokeswoman said: "In line with our high safety standards, we record all incidents regardless of how minor they are, to ensure lessons are learnt. There are no issues with the safety of the submarines and the MoD has safely operated over 80 nuclear reactor cores since 1963."
Story – Herald Scotland
This entry was posted in UK Submarines, Uncategorized and tagged Falane, HMS Artful, HMS Astute, nuclear submarine, Reactor incident, Submarine on February 22, 2016 by jasonlockley.
BAE gets £201m for fresh design work on new nuclear submarines
Replacement for ageing Trident submarines moves closer as BAE gets funding for advance work on new vessels
An artist's impression of the Successor submarine due to replace the Vanguard-class boats which carry Trident missiles Photo: PA
A replacement for Britain's ageing Vanguard-class nuclear missile submarines has come a step closer after the Ministry of Defence awarded £201m to BAE Systems to develop the so-called "Successor" vessels.
The funding will allow the FTSE 100-listed arms business to develop the design of the new submarines, including the layout and systems, and build early prototypes.
The move comes despite the massive project having yet to get formal approval in Parliament.
The project to upgrade Britain's nuclear submarine deterrant is estimated to cost £31bn, with a £10bn contingency fund to pay for any unexpected costs.
Last week, MPs on the Defence Select Committee wrote to Defence Secretary Michael Fallon saying that there was an "unacceptable level of uncertainty" on the Successor programme among "not only Parliament, but also main contractors and their supply chains".
The current Vanguard submarines are approaching the end of their life
Committee chairman Julian Lewis said there was "growing concern" no date had been set for a Parliamentary vote on whether or not to go ahead with the programme, adding that MPs on the committee would "be grateful for an indication of when this long-anticipated vote is due to be held and an explanation of any reasons for not proceeding forthwith, now that the political obstacles which existed in the previous parliament no longer apply".
If it does go ahead, the Successor submarine project will be one of the biggest the military has undertaken in decades. It will also see the creation of some of the most technologically advanced and stealthiest submarines in the world.
BAE will be the lead contractor on the project and expects to have between 5,000 and 6,000 people working on the programme at its peak, out of a total of about 9,000 people in the unit at the time. BAE's submarine business currently employs 7,700 staff, with the bulk of them working on the Astute-class attack submarines.
Other major companies involved include Rolls-Royce, which will build the nuclear reactors on the submarines, and Babcock. Hundreds of other smaller companies will also be in the supply chain for the programme.
BAE Systems builds submarines – such as the Astute class – for the Royal Navy at barrow in Furness Photo: BAE Systems
More than £1bn has already been spent on design work, as well asexpanding BAE's shipyard in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, where the submarines will be constructed.
The round the clock nuclear deterrent is as crucial to Britain's national security now as it has ever been. We use it everyday to deter extreme threats that cannot be countered by any other means.
Michael Fallon, Secretary of State for Defence
However, Mr Fallon has previously warned that the industry will put national security at risk if the project suffers delays or goes over budget.
Vice-Admiral Simon Lister, chief of materiel for the Royal Navy's fleet, said: "We are now in the detailed design stage of the most technologically advanced nuclear submarine in the history of the Royal Navy. Building on cutting edge developments carried out by the MoD, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Babcock, this funding will allow us to continue to move forwards with the programme."
Tony Johns, managing director of BAE's submarines division, said: "We are incredibly proud of the role we play in designing and building our nation's submarines.
"The Successor programme is one of the most challenging engineering projects in the world today and this additional funding will enable us to further mature the design".
News – Daily Telegraph
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2016 by jasonlockley.
Chinese Submarine Practiced Missile Attack on USS Reagan
Cruise missile targeting of carrier risked naval shootout
Song-class submarine
A Chinese attack submarine conducted a simulated cruise missile attack on the aircraft carrier USS Reagan during a close encounter several weeks ago, according to American defense officials.
The targeting incident near the Sea of Japan in October violated China's 2014 commitment to the multinational Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea, known as CUES, designed to reduce the risk of a shooting incident between naval vessels, said officials familiar with details of the encounter they described as "serious."
A section of the non-binding 2014 agreement states that commanders at sea should avoid actions that could lead to accidents or mishaps. Among the actions to be avoided are "simulation of attacks by aiming guns, missiles, fire control radar, torpedo tubes or other weapons in the direction of vessels or aircraft encountered."
Navy officials recently briefed congressional staff on the incident that took place during the weekend of Oct. 24—days before the Navy warship USS Lassens sailed within 12 miles of disputed Chinese islands in the South China Sea, triggering vocal criticism from Beijing.
The Obama administration has kept details of the submarine targeting incident secret to avoid upsetting military relations between the Pentagon and the People's Liberation Army.
Asked directly about the incident, Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, did not deny that the encounter occurred. "I have nothing for you," Harris stated in an email.
Pacific Command spokesman Capt. Darryn James earlier directed questions about the targeting to the Chinese navy. James also stated that Navy ships in the region are capable of defending themselves.
"I cannot discuss submarine operations, reports of submarine operations, or rumors of submarine operations," James said. "I can tell you that we are completely confident in the effectiveness and capabilities of the ships and aircraft of the forward-deployed naval force."
Additional details about the submarine-carrier encounter emerged after the Free Beacon first reported the incident Nov. 3.
The nuclear-powered Reagan is currently the Navy's sole forward-deployed aircraft carrier strike group. It arrived at its base in Yokosuka, Japan on Oct. 1 and replaced the USS Washington strike group there.
Aircraft carrier strike groups are equipped with anti-submarine warfare capabilities, including ships armed with sensors and submarine-killing torpedoes.
Disclosure of the aircraft carrier targeting comes as two Chinese navy warships arrived in Pearl Harbor on Sunday.
China's official news agency said the ships' visit to Hawaii will last five days. "During the fleet's stay here, the U.S. navy and the Chinese fleet will hold receptions for each other," Xinhua said. "Friendly sports activities, such as basketball and soccer games, will be held between the two sides."
The Pentagon has made developing closer ties with the Chinese military a top priority, despite concerns that the exchanges are boosting Chinese war-fighting capabilities.
Members of Congress have called for curbing the exchanges in the face of Chinese cyber attacks and destabilizing activities in the South China Sea.
On Capitol Hill, Rep. Randy Forbes (R., Va.), chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on sea power, said he is concerned by reports of China's simulated ship attack.
"If true, this would be yet another case of China trying to show us that they can hold our forces in the region at risk," said Forbes.
"Coming on the heels of anti-satellite tests and other demonstrations, this latest incident should be a reminder of the destabilizing course that China is on and the challenges we face in maintaining a stable military balance in the Asia-Pacific region," Forbes added.
Naval warfare analysts said the incident highlights Chinese efforts to counter U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups, the United States' major power projection capability in the Pacific.
Retired Navy Capt. Jim Fanell, a former Pacific Fleet intelligence chief, said the submarine incident, if confirmed, would be another clear case of the Chinese navy targeting the carrier strike groups, known as CVNs.
"The PLAN submarine force is on the leading edge of the PLAN for targeting U.S. CVNs in the East Asia arena, all for the expressed purpose of being able to attack and disable them in a contingency operation" he said. PLAN stands for People's Liberation Army Navy.
Rick Fisher, a China military specialist at the International Assessment and Strategy Center, said the Chinese navy operates several types of submarines capable of firing anti-ship cruise missiles.
The Song-class and Yuan-class attack submarines can fire two types of torpedo tube-launched anti-ship cruise missiles, including the YJ-82 with a range of up to 22 miles.
Eight of China's 12 Russian-made Kilo-class submarines are armed with Club anti-ship missiles with a range of up to 137 miles. Newer Shang-class submarine can also fire cruise missiles.
"That the U.S. side would be able to determine that the submarine was conducting a cruise missile strike would indicate that the Chinese submarine was under close surveillance," Fisher said.
"That also raises the potential that the U.S. side could determine the Chinese submarine had hostile intent, potentially leading to the launching of defensive weapons."
Fisher said the incident was serious because a U.S.-China shootout would likely result in the destruction of the Chinese submarine and the loss of its crew. "Even though China would have been at fault for the incident, the Chinese government would likely then use it as an excuse for initiating a series of attacks or incidents against U.S. naval forces," he said.
Additionally, the targeting "certainly runs counter to a 2014 U.S.-China agreement to avoid such incidents at sea, which could indicate that China may have little intention to honor such this or other military confidence building agreements," Fisher said.
The Navy's main close-in anti-submarine warfare weapon is the RUM-139C rocket-launched anti-submarine torpedo, with a range of about 17 miles.
Ben Ho Wan Beng, a military analyst at Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said the Chinese military is focused on using of cruise missiles against carriers. "China seems to stress the centrality of this weapon in attacking ships," he wrote last week in the Diplomat.
Recent improvements in Navy defenses against submarines include a new electronic combat system, a towed sensor array, and the P-8 maritime submarine patrol aircraft.
"Whether or not these and similar measures would enable the U.S. to retain a distinctive edge in the undersea combat realm vis-à-vis China remains to be seen," Ho said.
Lyle J. Goldstein, a U.S. Naval War College expert on the Chinese military, wrote on Sunday that a Chinese defense journal recently discussed ways to sink U.S. aircraft carriers.
A Chinese military analyst recently revealed that China is closely studying a report from earlier this year revealing that a small nuclear-powered French submarine successfully conducted a simulated attack on the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt, sinking the ship and several support ships in the simulation.
"The article illustrates how Chinese military analysts are diligently probing for cracks in the U.S. Navy's armor," Goldstein wrote in the National Interest.
The October showdown between the Chinese submarine and the Reagan took place as the carrier sailed around the southern end of Japan on the way exercises in the Sea of Japan along with four other strike group warships.
Days after the incident, two Russian strategic bombers flew within a mile of the carrier at a height of 500 feet, prompting F-18s from the ship to scramble and intercept them.
The October incident was not the first time a Chinese submarine threatened a U.S. carrier strike group.
In 2006, a Song-class attack submarine surfaced undetected within torpedo range of the USS Kitty Hawk.
The state-controlled China Daily praised the implementation of the CUES maritime code agreement last year as a major step in U.S.-China military relations.
Wen Bing, a researcher at the Chinese army's Academy of Military Sciences, told the newspaper that the code of conduct and U.S.-China warship exercise at the time "demonstrate the resolve of both countries to deepen military ties and avoid a maritime conflict escalating due to a lack of communication."
In December 2013, a Chinese amphibious warship sailed in front of the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens and stopped, causing a near collision in the South China Sea.
A Chinese Embassy spokesman did not respond to an email request for comment.
Link – Free Bacon
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Russian submarine returns after bombing Islamic State in Syria
The Russian submarine that carried out strikes against IS in Syria returns to Russia. (Source: Ruptly)
In the war against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, Russia had flexed its military might last week as it launched strikes in Iraq and Syria for the first time from a submarine stationed in the Mediterranean.
This video shows Russia's naval troops arriving back in Novorossiysk, Russia after successfully hitting so-called Islamic state positions in Syrian province of Raqqa. People are seen cheering the naval troops as they make their way into the country. Made in Rostov-on-Don, the submarine was on a mission in the international waters to repel the threat posed by Islamic State militants and rebels in Iraq and Syria.
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said last week that Russia's strikes reportedly hit "300 targets of different kinds" and helped Syrian special forces recover the black box of the Russian warplane downed by Turkey last month. "We used Calibre cruise missiles from the (Kilo-class) Rostov-on-Don submarine from the Mediterranean Sea," Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during an encounter broadcast on state television.
This video shows Russia firing missiles from submarine at IS in Syria
"As a result of the successful launches by the aviation and submarine fleet, all targets were destroyed," Shoigu said, adding that oil infrastructure, ammunition depots and a mine-making factory had been hit in the strikes.
On September 30, Russia launched a bombing campaign in Syria saying it needed to target Islamic State militants — but the West has accused Moscow of seeking to prop up Assad's regime and hitting moderate rebels.
Link – Indian Express
This entry was posted in The world's submarines and tagged Kilo Class, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Submarine, Submarine, Video Clip on December 18, 2015 by jasonlockley.
1,000-Tonne Nuclear Submarine Passes Through Residential Streets In Barrow
The unit belonging to defence company BAE Systems is the heaviest ever moved and was taken to Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness from the New Assembly Shop in Bridge Road, Barrow
People say you can't even step out your front door these days.
That's certainly the case if a 1,000-tonne piece of nuclear submarine happens to be rolling down your street.
But that is exactly what happened in Barrow in Cumbria on Sunday, when a submarine unit weighing more than 1,000 tonnes was transported to an indoor shipping complex.
The unit belonging to defence company BAE Systems is the heaviest ever moved and was taken to Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness from the New Assembly Shop in Bridge Road, Barrow.
The unit will form part of an Astute class nuclear-powered submarine. Two such submarines – HMS Astute and HMS Ambush – are already in service.
Four more submarines are being constructed at Barrow: Audacious, Anson, Agamemnon and an as-yet-unnamed submarine.
BAE Systems was awarded the contract for the fifth submarine last month, taking the total value for work on the vessel to £1.3 billion.
Manufacture of the submarine began in 2010 and HMS Anson is on schedule to begin sea trials in 2020.
Link – Yahoo Story
This entry was posted in UK Submarines and tagged Astute Class, BAE Systems, Barrow in Furness, Devonshire Dock Hall, HMS Anson, Submarine on December 15, 2015 by jasonlockley.
Nuclear Sub Protection Plan For Rolls-Royce
The financial woes at Rolls-Royce could result in the nationalisation of its nuclear submarine division, under contingency plans.
13:49, UK,Monday 14 December 2015
HMS Vengeance is part of UK's Trident fleet – powered by Rolls-Royce
Plans to protect the UK's interests if the company powering the country's nuclear deterrent runs into deeper trouble have been reportedly drawn up by the Government.
Rolls-Royce's nuclear submarine business – which maintains the nuclear reactor propulsion systems aboard the Navy's four Trident-fitted submarines – could even be nationalised under the contingency plans, according to the Financial Times.
It said several options had been drawn up to cover various scenarios, including the possibility of a takeover bid for the group by a foreign firm.
While there are existing safeguards to ensure the Government must approve any such deal, investors would perhaps be forgiven for considering any interest, given the fact the Rolls-Royce share price has lost a third of its value this year alone.
The company has issued a string of profit warnings – its problems exacerbated by weaker defence spending and lower demand for its services in the oil and gas industry following the collapse in commodity prices.
The company outlined the initial phase of its turnaround strategy under new chief executive, Warren East, a fortnight ago.
It involved hundreds of senior managers losing their jobs and hundreds of millions of pounds being slashed from the company's annual cost base.
Its biggest shareholder, the American activist fund, ValueAct, has attracted particular attention.
It is pressing Rolls to go further and sell off its marine engine division – a move Mr East has signalled he is reluctant to do.
ValueAct is also seeking a place on the board.
Sky News reported last week that Value Act's stake in Rolls-Royce – which remains one of the Government's most important suppliers and engineering contractors – was said to have attracted increasing attention from senior Whitehall officials.
Representatives of both firms were expected to meet in Derby this week.
A Rolls-Royce spokesperson said on Monday: "We are in contact with Government as a matter of routine and regularly keep them updated on our performance and progress."
The defence procurement minister Philip Dunne told the FT last week the Government was "concerned" Rolls-Royce was able to maintain its nuclear obligations and would "take a view in the event there was corporate activity."
A spokesman for the Prime Minister said today: "Rolls-Royce is a major contributor to our economy. It's an important supplier to the government. We will continue to work closely with them. I'm not going to get into specifics about the company's future."
Link – Sky News story
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Submarine inventor remembered 100 years on
Tomorrow (Tuesday) marks the 100th anniversary of the death of submarine inventor John P. Holland and to mark the anniversary a special commemorative event is being planned for later this month in his native County Clare.
The Liscannor Development Committee will host a day of events honouring the life and achievements of the local inventor on Sunday 31st August as part of Heritage Week 2014.
The event at Liscannor Harbour will feature the unveiling of a commemorative stone and a talk on Holland's life, a film of his achievements, music and songs of the sea, and a photography and children's art exhibition.
John Philip Holland was born in Liscannor in 1841. His father, John Holland senior patrolled the headlands of County Clare as a rider with the British Coastguard Service. The young Holland was a teacher in Ireland until 1872 when he immigrated to the USA, where he taught in Paterson, New Jersey, until 1879. He drew up plans of submarines and in 1881, with funds from Irish associates, launched a small submarine called "The Fenian Ram". He was later awarded a contract to build a submarine for the US Navy.
In 1900, the Navy bought the Holland VI for $150,000, about half of its design cost, and later renamed it The USS Holland. The vessel could travel 800km on the surface of the sea and 40km submerged. One US newspaper described it as "Uncle Sam's Devil of the Deep". Other countries, including Great Britain, Japan and the Netherlands, purchased Holland's submarine designs. He died on 12 August 1914, just months before a German submarine sank a British vessel at the start of World War I.
The John P. Holland Commemoration is one of 75 Heritage Week events being coordinated by Clare County Council and The Heritage Council, with support from the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht and Fáilte Ireland. Among the other events taking place in Clare from August 23-31st is a a lecture on the life of an Kilrush-born Boer War General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny, a Victorian Heritage Walk around Kilkee, a tour of Lisdoonvarna's famous restorative waters, a tour of towerhouses around Shannon Town, and a recital of traditional Irish tunes on the Uilleann Pipes by Matt Horsely at Ennis Friary.
The centenary of the outbreak of World War One is also being marked with a lecture by historian Cormac O Comhrai's on life in Ireland during the Great War, while Killaloe will also be marking the millennial anniversary of the death of one of its most famous citizens, Brian Ború. Meanwhile, annual festivals such as the Tulla Week of Welcomes and the Dan Furey Weekend in Labasheeda are holding heritage events as part of the weeklong celebration.
Source – The Clare Herald
This entry was posted in The world's submarines, UK Submarines and tagged John p holland, Submarine on August 12, 2014 by jasonlockley.
UK – Submarine museum moves a fathom closer
PLANS for a submarine museum in Helensburgh have taken a step forward after an application to alter a former church hall were given the green light.
Argyll and Bute Council granted planning permission to the Scottish Submarine Trust to extend St Columba's West King Street Hall to house a 53-foot long submarine.
The application for a single-storey extension to the existing hall will form the main entrance for the Scottish Submarine Museum. The new accesible entrance to the halls will be a timber clad pavilion extension adjoining to the West King Street Hall, and will create two extra parking spaces.
A 39-tonne or mini submarine will be displayed as the centrepiece to the museum, which will also house an interactive electronic memorial in Remembrance of the 5,329 submariners who have given their lives in the Royal Navy Submarine Service.
The project, which aims to attract 10,000 visitors to the Burgh, is spearheaded by Visit Helensburgh and this application is the first step in the development process.
Chris Terris, general manager of Visit Helensburgh, told the Advertiser the team will be 'cracking on'.
He said: "Essentially that's the paperwork out the way and now we get stuck in to the next phase."
Chris added: "The extension is simply a small single story which will be the main entrance, will house the ticket office and an upgrade to the disabled toilets. It all sits well within the existing boundary.
"The most interesting and challenging part of the project is just exactly how we lift a 33 tonne, 53ft long submarine and guide it into place. This is all being worked out by specialist heavy lifting experts and our own engineers."
The project has an estimated budget of £740,000, and has received donations so far of £200,000 from the Armed Forces Covenant; £300,000 for a World War II X-Craft mini submarine; and a grant of £140,000 from the council.
Initially it was hoped the museum would be open in time for the Commonwealth Games on July 23, but planning permission and listed building consent were needed for substantial work at former church Hall on Sinclair Street.
Source – Helensburgh Advertiser
This entry was posted in UK Submarines and tagged Helesnburgh, museum, Submarine on July 23, 2014 by jasonlockley.
Vernon 'Ginger' Coles (Midget Sub Engineer) – obituary
Vernon 'Ginger' Coles – obituary
Vernon 'Ginger' Coles was an engineer on midget submarines who steered attacks on German warships hiding off Norway
Coles returning from Bergen and leaving X24 immediately following the attack on the floating dock
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Chief Engine Room Artificer Vernon "Ginger" Coles, who has died aged 94, took part in the Second World War in several daring raids using four-man midget submarines, known as X-craft.
X-craft were 51ft long, 5ft 9in in diameter with internal headroom of 4ft 8in and powered by a reliable 42-horse power Gardner diesel engine giving a range of 1800 nautical miles. Each carried two 2-ton explosive charges to be placed under the bow and stern of the target and detonated by a time fuse, set from inside the submarine.
For Operation Source, the attack using midget submarines on the heavy German warships Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Lützow, which were hiding in the northern Norwegian fjords, Coles was the designated engineer and steersman of X-9. He recalled: "As the German fleet would not come out to fight, X-craft were the only means of sinking German ships that was likely to work."
Coles as a stoker in HMS Faulknor at the beginning of the war
The craft, manned by passage crews, were towed by normal submarines into position off the Norwegian coast, where attack crews were to take over. "During the training exercises," Coles continued, "it was realised that the manila tow-ropes stretched under tension and, after anything up to five days, snapped. The best tow-ropes were the nylon ones used by the RAF for towing gliders, however the RAF were only willing to supply three ropes."
When, on September 11 1943, six X-craft left their base at Loch Cairnbawn, one of the suspect manila ropes was attached to X-9. "The line snapped at the parent submarine end and the weight of 500ft of wet 4in manila rope attached to the bow of the X-craft dragged it down to below the safe diving depth and beyond. The towing crew, Sub-Lieutenant "Paddy" Kearan, Able Seaman "Darkie" Hart, and Stoker "Ginger" Hollet were all lost.
"I honestly thought Tirpitz would have been blown sky high," Coles continued. "And if everything had gone to plan she probably would have been, what with 12 tonnes of explosive under her – that would have broken her back without a doubt. But the real problem was the tow ropes. I lost three very close friends. Three dedicated people – Ginger Hollett in particular. He and I were the only two engine room people in the crews and he was a bubbly fellow, full of life and always working, doing something for the betterment of the boat."
As it turned out, three of the remaining boats, X-5, X-6, and X-10, (later portrayed in the film Above Us the Waves (1955) starring John Mills,) extensively damaged Tirpitz. But nine men had been lost (three in X-9) and six taken prisoner. Two VCs, four DSOs, one DSC, one CGM and three MBEs were awarded.
Next Coles teamed up with the Australian X-craft captain Lieutenant Max Shean, first lieutenant Joe Brooks, and diver Frank Ogden for Operation Guidance. A lesson of Operation Source was the potential for confusion during multi-craft attacks, so on April 14 1944 Shean's X-24 was towed to Norway for a solo attack on shipping in Bergen harbour. Explosive charges were successfully laid under a German merchant ship, Barenfels, and 24 hours later, sick and suffering from headaches caused by the stale air in the boat, Shean and his crew rendezvoused at sea with the submarine Sceptre to be towed home. Coles had steered X-24 continuously for 19 hours. Shean was awarded the DSO for his courage, and Coles was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the highest award then available to ratings for bravery and resourcefulness, barring the VC.
"Max [Shean] was the only captain I would sail with," Coles said later. "When we went into Bergen one would have thought we were going on exercise. He was cheerful, confident and pleased that we were doing something useful with no thought of not coming back."
Coles (centre) with Max Shean and Joe Brooks who were crew on X24
After D-Day the X-craft were deployed to the Far East for Operation Sabre. When the experienced submariner, US Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, first saw one of the midget submarines he declared it a "suicide craft" which had no place in the Allies' order of battle. But when orders came from Washington to cut two underwater telegraph cables off Japanese-occupied Saigon, he soon pressed them into service. Shean designed special grapnels to hook the cables and Coles manufactured these in the workshops of the depot ship before they set off, once more under tow, from Queensland to the Mekong river.
On July 31 1945 they began a submarine trawl for the cables, and after Coles had steered X-E4 across the river several times he snagged a cable and was suddenly brought to a halt. Just 13 minutes later a diver, Australian Sub-Lieutenant Ken Briggs, returned with a short length of cable as souvenir. Coles continued to steer underwater across the Mekong, and a second cable was found an hour later; this time Sub-Lieutenant Adam Bergius emerged from the airlock brandishing a length of cable as proof that it too had been cut. Coles was mentioned in despatches.
Vernon Coles was born on April 16 1920 at Tilehurst, Berkshire. Orphaned at the age of 5, he was brought up by an uncle and aunt. He left the local school at 14 to become an apprentice toolmaker at Huntley Boorne and Stevens, manufacturers of biscuit tins which are now collectors' items.
Inspired by Sunday school outings to see the fleet in review at Weymouth, he joined the Navy in 1938. His first ship was the destroyer Faulknor, one of the hardest working destroyers in the fleet, which was the first ship to sink a German U-boat, and in which Coles took part in the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, served with Force H in the Mediterranean on the Malta convoys, and escorted convoys to Russia and across the Atlantic. He volunteered for submarine service in 1942.
Vernon in St Nicholas' Church Newbury viewing the dedication the HM Submarine Tigris which was adopted by Vernon's home town Newbury during the Second World War
Post-war he served in submarines in Sydney and Singapore, and twice in Malta before leaving the Navy in 1952.
He then joined the Ministry of Public Works and Buildings, worked in Malaysia and at Abingdon, and was chief engineer for the Americans at their base at Greenham Common before taking a position with Van Oord, a dredging company.
A Freemason, he also enjoyed speaking about his wartime exercises at schools and after dinner.
Vernon Coles married Marie Weaver in 1948. She predeceased him in 2010 and he is survived by their two daughters and a son.
Vernon 'Ginger' Coles, born April 16 1920, died May 2 2014
Source – The Telegraph
This entry was posted in UK Submarines and tagged Lutzow, midget submarine, Scharnhorst, Submarine, Tirpitz, Veron 'Ginger' Coles, WW2, X-9, x-craft on July 3, 2014 by jasonlockley.
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The American Austin Car Company built small cars in Butler Pennsylvania for the US market, under a license from the British Austin Motor Company. The American company styled automobiles based on the British Austin Seven, but went bankrupt in 1935. A young auto dealer from Florida named Roy S. Evans, along with investors, bought the Butler, Pennsylvania plant, and was taken out of bankruptcy by Evans who renamed the company American Bantam. They began turning out vehicles once again and all formal ties with the British company then ceased. To create the American Bantam, Evans hired racing engineer Harry Miller to consult with his engineers and Alexis de Sakhnoffsky, who designed a new body with a smooth hood, rounded grille and curvy fenders. He charged Evans a mere $300, and the line was retooled for only $7,000. American Bantam began producing cars from 1938 and ended production in 1941. The Bantam was abandoned for Jeep production during World War II and was never revived.
The Bantam was produced in a variety of body styles but never fully caught on with car buyers in the United States at the time, which limited total production for the nameplate to about 6000, making them extremely scarce today. The example offered here is even more rare as it is the 4-seater Speedster version which was only built from 1938 to 1940 with just 1,229 units produced in 1939. It is powered by a 4-cylinder engine pumping out a whopping 20 horse power.


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In order to pack all the required loose-end-tying final season goodness into only eight episodes, New Girl is going BIG before everybody goes home. The latest Season 7 dramatic revelation? We get to meet Schmidt and Cece's now-three-year-old daughter. Spoiler alert: She's adorable.
"He really enjoys being a dad," Max Greenfield told TVLine. "He's also a control freak and he wants to control the environment — because the environment's gotta be right. He's sort of like, 'I think it'd just be better if I was here. The writers have done a really good job of keeping enough of Schmidt while letting you see see that [Ruth] is his entire world."
And look: Here's Schmidt and Cece's parenting in action!
The first glimpse arrives via TVLine.
When we last left the New Girl crew, a bunch of major storylines had been semi-resolved as the creators weren't sure whether a seventh season was in the cards. Winston and Aly got engaged. Jess and Nick were officially on-again, possibly for good this time. And newlyweds Schmidt and Cece had a baby on the way. The series was, thankfully, saved from cancellation — thanks, in part, to Jake Johnson's heartfelt note to network execs asking nicely for a few more episodes to finish telling our favorite characters' stories.
The new photo of Schmidt and Cece's happy family is the latest hint we've gotten about what's to come in Season 7. Cast member social feeds have been blowing up in recent weeks with behind-the-scenes set photos, and we know a few other details — like the fact that the famous loft is still around, that Dermot Mulroney will show up this season as Jess's ex Russell "Fancyman" Shiller (fingers crossed that doesn't mean trouble in paradise for Jess and Nick), and that there will be "major milestones" for every character.
We can expect Season 7 sometime in the near future, most likely in the spring.


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Inside the Global Hiring Market: Five Questions for Claudio Fernandez-Araoz Prepping Students for the International Job Search Point of View: The Admissions Institute for New Professionals (AINP) Experience Messaging that Connects: Data to Inform Your Marketing Strategy Employer Demand for Business School Talent Reaches New High In the spotlight: Gregg Schoenfeld Global Program News
Prepping Students for the International Job Search
Author: Matthew Hazenbush/Date: 5.19.15
As the international student pipeline continues to expand and more prospects express interest in international careers, career services professionals are contributing to the business school value proposition more than ever.
The task of coaching students through the international job search falls to career services professionals, whose mission is to provide not only guidance to students dealing with language and cultural differences but insights on the overall job market and legal documentation.
To shed some light on the topic, Graduate Management News spoke with Marcelo Barros, author of The International Advantage. Get Noticed. Get Hired; and Sara Muriello, author of The American Mindset: Job Search Guidelines for International Graduate Business Students.
Aligning Students' Skills and Goals with the Job Market
Employers tell us they are looking for candidates with strong interpersonal and communication skills—abilities such as social perceptiveness, active listening, and being persuasive in written and oral communication.[1] These often are stumbling blocks for international job seekers, as these skills can be difficult to master outside of one's native language or culture.
"Interpersonal skills are key to what employers seek, and critical for networking that can ensure career success," Muriello noted. "Building soft skills is not something that happens overnight—one must consciously make a continuous effort to expand and develop new skills, to create a sense of belonging and build confidence."
International job seekers need to conduct a thorough self-assessment to ensure their skill sets not only align with their desired job function, but with the current hiring landscape as well.
"Whatever your interest and skills are, you need to understand the market," Barros explained. "Is there a demand for people with a particular set of skills, or is the market overflowing with domestic candidates for these roles? International students are more successful when they position their skill sets around the needs of the market."
Understanding the Job Market and Setting Student Expectations
GMAC's 2015 Corporate Recruiters Survey Report, released this month, provides valuable insights into the 2015 hiring market, particularly with regard to international hiring. Though a minority of companies polled report specific plans to hire international candidates this year, the majority are willing to do so. Compared with last year, the percentage of companies with specific plans to hire international candidates is up across all world regions and industries.
The industries most likely to have plans to hire international candidates are finance and accounting, consulting, manufacturing, and high technology, in that order.
"Many large consulting firms serve a large number of clients with international operations, and their own operations are global. So being international can be an interesting match for their needs," Barros said. "It is possible to succeed in any functional area; international students are not necessarily the underdogs in the job search race."
A common assumption supported by GMAC data is that large companies are more likely to hire international candidates than smaller companies.[2] "They [large companies] have more resources, legal departments, and are global organizations," noted Muriello.
Although large companies present greater odds for graduates seeking international jobs, Barros cautions not to dismiss opportunities at smaller, lesser-known organizations. "My experience with smaller firms is fewer layers of bureaucracy, much faster decision making, and a great need to attract good people. They may tell you they don't sponsor international candidates, but once they get to know a candidate and the candidate effectively positions their skill set, which can change in a hurry," he said.
Something that students frequently overlook is the fact that employers often place international hires outside of the country or region where the company is based. For example, about a quarter of Asia-Pacific employers have plans to place international hires in the US this year.[2]
Along with sharing your understanding of the market with students, part of the career services role is to set realistic expectations for their job search, which includes conveying information about the multitude of variables outside students' control that can influence employer hiring decisions. The figure below displays the factors that corporate recruiters based in the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific frequently say prevent them from hiring international candidates.
For Barros, the truth is in the market. "The question of sponsorship tends to be dictated by the availability of a given skill set in the market. It's not cost, paperwork, or language—it's a supply and demand discussion," he said. "It's incredible how the reasons cited in the survey disappear once a company needs the applicant. This is why we see so many technical roles available to international candidates—because there is an insufficient supply of domestic applicants."
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Another facet of setting realistic expectations for international job seekers should be your recommendation that they cast a wide net in their job search—something Muriello advised from the onset.
"Students should build an international target list that includes at least 30 different companies," she explained. "At Simon [Business School] we have a three-pronged approach right from the beginning: job search in the US, home country, and multinational. This increases students' job search success and opportunity in what is now a global marketplace."
Though students may have a specific job in mind, it's important to advise that they remain open to other opportunities.
"Jobs change frequently in the US; work is fluid," explained Barros. "My pitch to students is 'let's move the ball forward.' That could mean your first job out of school is not what you envisioned, and it's not the role you thought you should get, but that doesn't mean you have to keep the job forever. You need to get comfortable with the idea of mobility. So because the visa situation is tough, let's put you in a situation where you are going to get a job out of school, so you can join the workforce and grow from there."
Looking to the future, Barros noted that career services offices need to be equipped to handle growing international student populations. "The changes we've seen create interesting challenges for career centers. It's important to have an organizational structure in place that reflects the large enrollment of international students we have seen."
[1] GMAC (2014). Corporate Recruiters Survey.
Marcelo Barros, a former international MBA student himself, is the founder of The International Advantage, LLC, a consulting firm focused on the job search needs of international students.
Sara Muriello is the Cross Cultural and Communication Specialist at Simon Business School at the University of Rochester, and founder of Executive Cross Communication Consulting.


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