USS Nautilus (SSN 571) had three stations - helmsman, bow planesman, & stern planesman

The US Navy’s only midget submarine, SS X-1, had an odd setup. It had redundant stations that both controlled heading and depth. Shown about 1:00 minute.

@USN_Submariner Great comparison

@misl4fun Thanks! Took a bit of finagling to get the proportions to fit but was happy that it worked as intended, which was showing comparison as I’m glad you saw 🙏

@USN_Submariner Not happy about the un-ruggedness of Virginia class

@AncientSubHunt Fly-by-wire, definitely a huge change

@USN_Submariner Is there a redundant back up system for if the more advanced systems get hacked, damaged or knocked out of action?

@T3c1 Yes, everything is built with redundancy.

@USN_Submariner @xformed How long is a watch?

@Tomaspain2 @xformed In my experience, 6 hours. 3 section watch rotation, 6 on, 12 off. However, there are 3 people standing watch for helm/planes. The third is the messenger and you rotate the 3 watchstanders during those 6 hours.

@USN_Submariner Would these guys know what "Mind your bubble" means? (SSBN-611)

@sparky6six6 I hope they still use that term

@USN_Submariner I think I could still sit in one of the chairs in three of the four classes and be at least minimally competent. The Virginia? Not so much.

@CarlFago Same

@USN_Submariner That Seawolf class picture must be pretty old; by the time I served, it had screens similar to the VA.

@j_d_long On the day Seawolf was commissioned in July 1997

@USN_Submariner Guess Virginia class is just too good for sound powered phones.

@AlexWarriner2 😁 open office environment with “shared workspaces” so you can just shout to each other. Kidding, pretty sure they’re still using them.

@USN_Submariner Any mock-ups of the Columbia-class’ yet for comparison?

@ScholarErrant Haven't seen any yet. It will be fly-by-wire, so similar to Virginia-class.