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War Beneath the Waves - Sardine Duty: Life as a Submariner |
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War Beneath the Waves - Sardine Duty: Life as a Submariner
By Toni Lee Robinson |
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1 It takes a special person to be a submariner. In our time, huge subs roam the ocean, powered by nuclear reactors. Ohio class boats are 560 feet long and 42 feet wide. Fully loaded, they displace almost 19,000 tons of water. They carry crews of more than 150 men. These big boats patrol the ocean depths for months at a time. After half a year at sea, even a sub this size could begin to feel like tight quarters.