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Submarine escape trunk View inside a submarine escape trunk, looking up from below the lower hatch. An escape trunk is a small compartment on a submarine which provides a means for crew to escape from a downed submarine; it operates on a principle similar to an airlock, in that it allows the transfer of persons or objects between two areas of different pressure.
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The USS PAMPANITO Amateur Radio Club brings the radio room to life on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month using the callsign NJ6VT – NJVT was the boat's call sign during WWII. Ham radio operators may contact the boat on 7.260 and 14.260 MHz using voice, and on other frequencies using Morse Code.
Submarine escape trunk containing Escape Immersion Equipment (orange suites) Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment (SEIE) allows individual escape from a distressed submarine. It is a waterproof, insulated suit with a breathing system and buoyancy control to safely bring crew to the surface, protecting against cold and decompression risks.
Scheme of USS Pampanito (SS-383). The Balaos were similar to the Gatos, except they were modified to increase test depth from 300 ft (90 m) to 400 ft (120 m).In late 1941, two of the Navy's leading submarine designers, Captain Andrew McKee and Commander Armand Morgan, met to explore increasing diving depth in a redesigned Gato.
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Bridge fairwater of USS Pampanito.The boat's conning tower is more of a "conning tube", as it lies parallel with the main pressure hull. Just over 6 metres (20 ft) long, with a diameter of roughly twice the distance between the weather deck and the bottom of the number "383".
The only known emergency use of the Momsen lung was during the escape from USS Tang on October 25, 1944. [5] Thirteen men (of thirty survivors) left the forward escape trunk : [ 6 ] five were picked up by the Japanese; three more reached the surface "but were unable to hang on or breathe and floated off and drowned"; the fate of the other five ...