US Research submarine X-1

dr bob says it's a standard navy nuky plant, which occupies

Why ? scratch it ! .-))) BTW, have you some drawings or plans ? I'm interested in building one from scratch- Who knows, maybe I'll cast some copies in resin . best regards, Slider

Confusion reigns here. The X-1 was originally built as a hydrogen peroxide powered submarine. It suffered a major explosion, and was rebuilt as a standard battery & diesel. The submarine now happliy resides at the Submarine Museum & Library in Groton, CT. (About 9 miles from where I am writing this). There are no kits. The other small submarine WITH a nuclear plant is the NR-1. Much larger than X-1, and it is NOT a standard "nuky" plant. It's a very small reactor with only forward shielding. There is a beautiful resin model of this submarine just released from FX models (pricey, but good). Here's the website:

Tom Dougherty ( snipped-for-privacy@aol.com)

was ballard calling it a standard plant dissemination or ignorance...i refer to the show on the britanni?. they used the nr1 to look for the anchor base chain thingie from a mine.

Don't think it was a nuke. Think it was a H2O2 and then a diesel electric. Source says: Propulsion, hydrogen peroxide/diesel engine and battery system replaced with a diesel-electric system consisting of Hercules Motor Corp, diesel engine, 90 hp, and Electric Spaciality Co, electric motor, 90 hp, 60 battery cells, single screw. A nuke in something that small would cause your "all togethers" to glow in the dark. I have a tractor with more HP than that, but it won't float. Hugh Mills

It is not a standard plant. The reactor vessel is very small (not much larger than a large trash barrel), and shielding is only forward (the crew compartment is forward). The plant generates only enough power to move the twin screw NR-1 at about 5 kts maximum, and supply hotel load. The aft of the NR-1 is flooded, and water acts as the shielding. NR-1 is towed to the investigation sites during deploys, usually by the Caroline Choest at present. (I watched them deploy from Groton recently). The sub sports a bright red fiberglass sail, thrusters, observation windows at the bottom of the hull, and truck tires filled with concrete to move along the seabed floor. Interior accomodations are spartan, with a small freezer & microwave as the galley. Navy will own up to a 3000 ft depth for operations.

Tom Dougherty ( snipped-for-privacy@aol.com)

very cool, thanks.

in article snipped-for-privacy@mb-m26.aol.com, Ives100 at snipped-for-privacy@aol.com wrote on 7/18/04 8:11 PM:

Tom I believe the original poster was referring to the X-1 submarine that is parked in front of the Nautilus Museum in Groton, CT. vs. NR-1 which is still operational from the Subase in Groton. Also, are planning to attend the Sub Regatta next weekend? I Can only make it on Sunday.

Ed Arnold