Hello all, heard about the new website after receiving my latest copy of the HNSA magazine. My name is John Sutton and I am the manager of the Foxtrot Submarine B49 ( U475 tactical deception number) .
Great to see so many enthusiasts spreading the word, hopefully soon there will be an international section on the site
our submarine is currently closed to the public whilst we search for a new berth , we have been looking for the past 4 years for somewhere suitable but so far no takers only . Hopefully soon we will find a willing harbour and open up the submarine again to the public.
I have posted some assorted photos along with more on Flickr showing amongst other things our problems with listing which Igor Kolosov form the Foxtrot in Long Beach kindly flew over to help us out with, unfortunately the list has returned so we need to come up with a cunning plan to fix it as the leaks into the ballast tanks are a fair way below the water line. If any of you fancy a bit of R&R climbing through ballast tanks or painting submarines in the UK please let me know as I could do with some willing deckhands.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8535495@N03/sets/72157601382671670/The Whisky submarine photos are of a boat in Amsterdam that I wet to visit , the forward torpedo compartment was turned into a bar !
I was recently lucky enough to visit Chicago and had a great time looking round the U-505 in the museum of Science and industry , what an absolutely stunning way to exhibit a submarine , I would have preferred not have had the guided tour as it is all to short but you cannot have everything.
Well that's it for now , I look forward to visiting the site on a regular basis to see whats new in the submarine world.
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