Comments on: Secret of the Beaufort Sea – Page 14

By: ThreeOneFive

ThreeOneFive — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:43:28 +0000

It blows my mind/makes me a little nervous to know that a guy who served on a submarine for a decade reads our comic. I need to brush up on my submarine knowledge STAT! And, man, you’ve included us in some pretty great “submarine fiction” company.

“Here’s to ‘Deep Dive Daredevils’ joining the best naval adventure category ever, one step short of starships: Submarines!”

That line made me smile from ear-to-ear! Many thanks.

By: MalikTous

MalikTous — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:19:51 +0000

Thanks for the note! Steaming the nuke boats for over a decade plus finding a lot about the history of subs from CSS Hunley through USS Ohio and Akulas (Typhoons) and the like, gives me an appreciation for the boats (yeah, the Navy considers submarines ‘boats’ but cans (DDs) and bigger surface ships ‘ships’) and an enjoyment of this strip, 19xx, Oceanverse, and other things involving subs. My personal favourite is ‘Das Boot’ in book and movie form. Also enjoy ‘Destination Tokyo Bay’ and ‘Run Silent Run Deep” along with other tales. The Peter Maas account of Momsen and McCann developing the rescue chamber with an actual rescue (in conditions not dissimilar to where the Russians lost the Kursk, pity they didn’t settle for quick rescue and official debrief, stupid politicians) is another favourite. Here’s to ‘Deep Dive Daredevils’ joining the best naval adventure category ever, one step short of starships: Submarines!

By: ThreeOneFive

ThreeOneFive — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:20:26 +0000

Hey Kimmy! Thanks.

Well, we update in less than 24 hours, so just hang in there and find out.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:55:51 +0000

Love ittttttttt! What happens next???

By: Doc McCarver

Doc McCarver — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:18:14 +0000

Indeed.

The Custer is, as you’ve quite eloquently pointed out, a strange beast. The bare bones are that of an American Gato Class submarine. However, after years of repairs and improvements it does little more than resemble a Gato sub these days.

It’s appropriate that you’ve mentioned the Nautilus, as I often look to Jules Verne for inspiration when designing new additions to The Custer. And, the speculation about an aircraft fitting on the deck is intriguing. You can rest assured I’ll be giving some thought to the notion.

Well, it’s always a pleasure to correspond with another technically minded sub-mariner…

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:14:41 +0000

Jeepers. This guy knows A LOT about submarines…

By: Steven Wesley Guiles

Steven Wesley Guiles — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:02:55 +0000

Ok. Still testing gravatar. Please feel free to delete previous Gravatar-related post.

By: Steven Wesley Guiles

Steven Wesley Guiles — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:50:16 +0000

Armstrong looks like his flossing with the broken pieces of the deck. Maybe that’s what ALL giant manwhales need when converting to and from…

By: MalikTous

MalikTous — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:20:16 +0000

Hmm… The SS Custer… Fin/sail resembles USA ‘GUPPY’ boats, but time period suggests a ‘Sculpin/Squalus’ class (I hope they upgraded the main air intakes!), the propulsion looks like a single screw propellor and two items suggesting either German Walther peroxide turbine propulsion or something even more exotic, the ‘shuttle bay’ reminds me of that Irwin-Allen Seaview boat or Verne’s original Nautilus, wonder if she’s also got fittings like the Japanese I-class for a topside aircraft? I certainly don’t expect an S2G or S3G nuclear reactor core and steam turbine plant in her stern in 1937… (Yeah, I rode nuke boats in the 70s and 80s.)

By: TKG

TKG — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:27:34 +0000

in that case I don’t recall ever making an comment or inquiry nor any other sort of response, any belief that such has occurred must be the idle actions of an imaginative mind of the readers.