CRUNCH!! We healed over on our side but quickly righted. CO raised the scope and all he saw was Essex bearing down on us. Sonar missed the on-rushing Essex as we approached periscope depth. An officer on Nautilus wanted a picture from the scope and urged the CO to come to periscope depth. We dove and turned left while Essex broke off refueling from the starboard side of the AO. Nautilus found the three ships refueling and commenced 'attack' firing red pyro. Fact is Nautilus was participating in 'war games' with Essex, a DD, and an AO. Well, I was on board Nautilus when the collision occurred.
Subject: RE: A Question Re: Nautilus SSN-571Ĭopied from navytogetherweserved on the submarine part of the bbs.
