If so, could it have been used to delay the nuke's firing lock by dropping shells into the water in front of the nuke? Fleet Boats had two mounts for 4" or 5" guns, 1 fwd and 1 aft of the conning tower. Mostly because of crewing problems not enough bodies only one was mounted either fwd or aft at the CO's option most opted for aft. Tow line? I happened to be on the Golden Gate Bridge one day and saw her towed underneath by a single tug, flanked by two camera zodiacs.
My understanding is that the tow line was digitally erased from the final footage. Hope this helps you. The movie folks spent a lot of money cleaning the sub up and painting her, and the museum people were very happy with the result when it was all said and done. She was under tow several times for the underway scenes; in some of which you can make out the towline. The "Norfolk" scenes were shot at the NDRF at Suisun Bay - if you don't pay attention to the background, it's fine, but if you start to look at all those dead ships it gets obvious.
RT "I speak for myself, only for myself, and for no one but myself. Is it possible to see these ships at Suisun Bay from shore? Do any boat trips go near the NDRF? Peter C. I visited Pampanito a month ago and I thought she was in terrific shape for a museum boat; I guess that explains some of it. If any of you get the chance, I highly reccommend taking a look Also, if you work up a thirst, you might stop by the Steelhead Brewery a couple of blocks away and sample some of their outstanding porter.
Yes, there are two viewing places, one near the freeway bridge, the other north of the fleet. You can see the groupings of ships pretty clearly, but it is a bit distant to see indvidual ships with any detail.
No tours in the area. On rare occasion, the facility will take a group out for a tour of the fleet, from one of the service launches. If you have a trailer boat, there is a launch ramp about 2 miles away. As long as you don't go in between ships it happens! The Glomar was moored outside of the main cluster of mothball ships, so you probably had a much better view of her than the others from that vantage point.
