Being hung like a button mushroom I’m lucky if I can find it. Although this allows me to use pee-pipes with a smaller opening, heck bet I could use a few straws joined together…
Early 1970’s when I was on diesel submarines, at the top of the fin where the officer of watch and lookout kept watch on the surface, there was a funnel with a pipe for piddling in. Nearby was the voicepipe for talking to the helmsman below if you lost comms with him electrically. Piddling in the right one was good, piddling in the wrong one would mean a very angry helmsman when you got back down below.
Was on the helm one day having a bad day understanding the officer of the watch up top. in the end he shouted “whose the idiot on the end of this voicepipe?” I naturally shouted back “which end sir” Got me a not so gentle talking to later on.
Bilgepump:
Early 1970’s when I was on diesel submarines, at the top of the fin where the officer of watch and lookout kept watch on the surface, there was a funnel with a pipe for piddling in. Nearby was the voicepipe for talking to the helmsman below if you lost comms with him electrically. Piddling in the right one was good, piddling in the wrong one would mean a very angry helmsman when you got back down below.
Was on the helm one day having a bad day understanding the officer of the watch up top. in the end he shouted “whose the idiot on the end of this voicepipe?” I naturally shouted back “which end sir” Got me a not so gentle talking to later on.
Bilgepump:
Early 1970’s when I was on diesel submarines, at the top of the fin where the officer of watch and lookout kept watch on the surface, there was a funnel with a pipe for piddling in. Nearby was the voicepipe for talking to the helmsman below if you lost comms with him electrically. Piddling in the right one was good, piddling in the wrong one would mean a very angry helmsman when you got back down below.
Was on the helm one day having a bad day understanding the officer of the watch up top. in the end he shouted “whose the idiot on the end of this voicepipe?” I naturally shouted back “which end sir” Got me a not so gentle talking to later on.
I’m really intersted in subs. What’s the longest you spent submerged? During a crash dive is the angle really quite steep onboard?
Freight Dog - did 28 years in boats, 2 diesel and three nukes. Longest time submerged was 13 weeks. Got more living space in my DAF XF than I did on any submarine, and without the 40 other guys in the bunkspace ■■■■■■■ and snoring.