On 10 Apr 2007 07:05:47 -0700, wrote:

On Apr 10, 2:50 am, Maynard G. Krebbs wrote:
De-Lurk engaged!

I usually leave the Panama Canal webcam
http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html
up on my computer during the day and I glance at it through the day.
Yesterday (Sunday) I saw a military ship with an A-Frame crane over
the back deck heading south toward the Pacific. It's bow number was
53 I think. It was followed into Miraflores lock by a submarine and
a couple of tugs. Using the largest tug at 75' and the width of the
canal at 110' as guides, I estimated that the sub was around 150'
long.
Anyone know anything about the sub?
Mark E. Williams

The ship was the USS Grapple, a sub rescue ship. Most likely the sub
was a fast attack training with the Grapple.
http://united-states-navy.com/ars/ars53_3.jpg

Joe

Thanks Joe. Nice site.
They rotated the camera as soon as the lock gates started closing.
They moved it to a freighter moored in the lake and zoomed in on it.
)
Mark E. Williams