In a message dated 9/13/00 8:46:47 AM EST, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Werner:

 Very Interesting, no wonder they didn't want us there. Can you say what the
 source of the article is? For me, it's still hard to imagine the immensity
 of a submersible craft that weighs in at 28 million pounds.

 Bill Kasprzak
 Moog Inc. >>

Hi Bill!!

The Kursk is a "baby" compared to the largest submarine in the world, the
Soviet "Typhoon" class. It's displacement is:

23,200-24,500 tons Surfaced, 33,800-48,000 tons Submerged...

Now that be one BIG sub!

-Steve Gregory-

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