Talk:USS Tautog (SSN-639)

Bent sail
Just wanted to point out that a 2 degree bend in a sub's sail (the alleged result of the collision with K-108) would have created more problems than drydocking. Sails can cause snap roll during maneuvering, and such a bend may have thereby made controlling the sub more difficult. Some accounts state that the access trunk within the sail was flooded, and it is easy to think that periscopes and masts were damaged. Reconstruction of the sail was likely considerable, and a 2 degree bend would therefore be a reconstruction defect. Just sayin...Tfdavisatsnetnet (talk) 17:23, 26 September 2021 (UTC)