24: Captain Roy Springer & USS Albacore (AGSS 569)
Mar 04, 2025•42 min•Ep. 24
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Episode description
In the most recent episode of Talk a Little, Learn a Lot, the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) podcast, Captain Roy Springer, USN-Ret, discusses with host Stephen Phillips his command of the test submarine and first tear-drop shaped hull, USS Albacore (AGSS 569). This includesdetailed discussions of its control surfaces (laminar flow and turbulent flow), counter-rotating screws, and a hair-raising story of losing power during a speed test.
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