From: MarkLFischer at aol.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 00:31:50 EDT
Subject: [WSFA] Re: missing the meeting tonight
To: WSFAlist at WSFA.org
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

In a message dated 6/5/2005 2:38:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
omni at omniphile.com writes:

>My dad is 6'3" and was in subs...but back in the days when they  were
>diesel.  The modern subs are *much* more roomy and have larger  hatches than
>those.  If you want to see what I mean, go check out  the one in Baltimore
>Harbor...that's a fleet boat, and roomier than most  diesel subs...

I'm a volunteer on the Torsk, when life permits, and I make a point of  using
the after battery hatch whenever it's open...and for somebody my size  (6'2"
and beefy), it's quite a sight to see.  I have yet to work up the  moxie to
attempt the Torpedo Tube Crawl.