Talk:USS Dolphin (AGSS-555)

Dove v dived

 * Chief Machinist's Mate (SW) John D. Wise Jr., realizing what needed to be done, dove into the 57-degree water of the flooded pump room.


 * "Dove" ?  Does that mean "dived" ?


 * Yes, "dived" is an older form that is waining in usage, "dove" is a new form that is increasingly being used. You've learned a form that is dying off.

Stats
The stats on the side table and in the main body of the article are in disagreement. Especially the dates on which she was laid up and commissioned.

decommissioned state contradictory
the body says decomissionedin '06, the right sidebar says '07

Its official, its being donated to a museum or other non-profit organization
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070203/ap_on_re_us/submarine_donation

Heres a news source thats guranteed reliable.--64.121.58.43 19:52, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Test depth and deepest dive
Dolphin's actual test depth is still classified, and the Navy will only say it's more than 3000 ft. Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets has a test depth of 1000 m.(The Death of the USS Thresher: The Story Behind History's Deadliest ... By Norman Polmar p.173) So I'm skeptical of the "deepest dive" claim. Rees11 (talk) 15:51, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Flooding through torpedo shield door?
I presume that's referring to an outer torpedo door, but it doesn't make sense as the Dolphin has no torpedoes. Dbeierl (talk) 14:00, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

The torpedo "shield door" in this case is actually the access door to the submarine. The door was "beefed up" to better withstand a direct hit from an accidental strike by a test torpedo. There is only one access hatch on Dolphin - and if that hatch became fouled by an accidental strike - then personnel would be trapped in the submarine. Therefore - a reinforced access door was installed on the sail to prevent this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.160.199.100 (talk) 12:49, 20 February 2016 (UTC)