U S Navy Submarine Manual

SUBMARINE

Submarine - General Alarm - Stromberg/Carlson IC/BGL-2S - USS Cavalla (SS-244)(15-second loop)

Submarine - Collision Alarm - Stromberg/Carlson IC/BGL-2S - USS Cavalla (SS-244)(15-second loop)

Submarine - General Alarm - Unknown Stack - Unknown WW2 fleet boat (15-second loop)

Submarine - General Alarm - Unknown Stack - on-shore test stack. This was a stack used for film production and not aboard a submarine at the time of recording, although it was an authentic USN submarine Battle Announcing stack (35-second clip)

Submarine - General Alarm - Unknown Stack - USS Ling (SS-297)(15-second loop)
Submarine - General Alarm - RCA Battle Announcing System - USS Torsk (SS-423)(15-second loop)

Submarine - General Alarm - AN/WIC-2 (Dynalec) - USS Dolphin (SS-555). DBF!

Submarine - General Alarm - AN/SIA-113A (Stromberg/Carlson) - USS Trout (SS-566)(30-second loop)

Submarine - General Alarm - AN/SIA-113A (Stromberg/Carlson) - USS Triton (SSRN-586). Sound clip taken from a US Navy promotional film that used the Triton for interior shots.

Submarine - General Alarm - AN/WIC - Unknown 608 class FBM Submarine, GQ sequence for WSRT
Submarine - General Alarm - AN/WIC - 616 class Submarine
Submarine - General Alarm - AN/WIC - 640 class Submarine (15-second loop)

Submarine - General Alarm - AN/WIC-2 - Unknown 688 class Submarine (15-second loop)
Submarine - General Quarters sequence - AN/WIC-2 - Unknown 726 class (Ohio) FBM Submarine

Submarine - General Alarm - AN/WIC-2 - Unknown 726 class Submarine (15-second file)
Submarine - General Alarm - AN/WIC-2 - Unknown 726 class Submarine (NOTE - short file)

Submarine - General Alarm - AN/WIC - Unknown 637 class Submarine

Submarine - Action Stations Alarm - Unknown stack - Unknown British FBM Submarine

Submarine - Diving Alarm - Klaxon-style Federal Signal H-8 mechanical horn - Multiple class Submarine

Submarine - Diving Alarm - Multiple Klaxon-style Federal Signal H-8 mechanical horns. (NOTE - this is what happens when you hit the diving alarm contactor on a fleet diesel submarine... no sound remotely like it. DBF!) - Multiple class Submarine

Submarine - Diving Alarm - Federal Signal H-8 mechanical horn - USS Dolphin (SS-555). DBF!

Submarine - Diving Alarm - AN/WIC-2 (Dynalec) - USS Dolphin (SS-555)(Electronic alarm). DBF!

Submarine - Diving Alarm - Benjamin Electric H-9 mechanical horn (WW2 vintage). DBF!
Submarine - Diving Sequence - Unknown 688 class Submarine diving (AN/WIC-2)

Submarine - Diving Alarm - AN/WIC-2 - Unknown 688 or 726 class Submarine
Submarine - Diving Alarm - AN/WIC-2 - Unknown 688 class Submarine

Submarine - Diving Alarm - AN/WIC-2 - Unknown 688 or 726 class Submarine
Submarine - Surfacing Sequence - AN/WIC - 640 class Submarine. This is an apparent edit (not by me - someone spliced 3 klaxon blasts after a 1MC surfacing command). I'm including this file because it has the authentic 'cow's fart' AN/WIC diving alarm.

Submarine - Diving sequence - PCU North Dakota (SSN-790).

Submarine - Collision Alarm - AN/WIC-2 (Dynalec) - USS Dolphin (SS-555). DBF!

Submarine - Collision Alarm - AN/WIC - 616 class Submarine

Submarine - Collision Alarm - RCA Battle Announcing System - Fleet Submarine

Submarine - Collision Alarm - AN/WIC-2/V - Unknown 726 class Submarine (NOTE - 30 second loop)
Submarine - Collision Alarm - Unknown Stack - USS Ling (SS-297)(NOTE - This is an incomplete alarm, the author didn't hold the handle down through the entire alarm cycle when the sound was recorded)

Submarine - Power Plant Casualty Alarm - AN/WIC-2 - 688 class Submarine

Submarine - Power Plant Casualty Alarm - AN/WIC - 616 class Submarine
Submarine - Missile Emergency Alarm - AN/WIC - 616 class Submarine

Submarine - Missile Jettison Alarm - AN/WIC - 616 class Submarine

Submarine - Power Plant Casualty Alarm - AN/WIC-2/V - 726 class Submarine
Submarine - Missile Emergency Alarm - AN/WIC-2/V - 726 class Submarine

Submarine - Missile Jettison Alarm - AN/WIC-2/V - 726 class Submarine

Submarine - Alarm Testing - AN/WIC-2 - Unknown 688 class Submarine (NOTE - this was a test of all alarms for a news crew. I've edited some commentary out, basic content remains unchanged.)

1948 - DIVERS MANUAL - U.S.NAVY TRAINING SCHOOL. Navy Yard Annex, Bayonne, New Jersey. This was produced for the school as a text book and not issued to the fleet as a diving manual. sm 1952 - U.S. NAVY DIVING MANUAL (NAVSHIPS 250-880) U S Navy Department, Bureau of Ships. Supersedes 1943 Diving Manual. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Force Master Chief Petty Officer Command Master Chief Petty Officer U.S. Navy Police (officer) U.S. Navy Police (enlisted) U.S. Navy Security U.S. Navy Corrections U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms. WWW.AH.MIL WWW.NAVY.MIL.

SHIP/SUBMARINE INTERNAL SYSTEMS
Surface ship & Submarine - E3D2 Electronic Siren (Multiple purpose IC/SM switchboard indicating ALARM) NOTE - New type alarm typically used for flooding alarm or other type of emergency indications.
Surface ship & Submarine - E3D2 Electronic Siren (Multiple purpose IC/SM switchboard indicating a power failure)
Surface ship & Submarine - B1S4 bell (NOTE - older-type alarm typically used for flooding alarm or other type of emergency indications)
Surface ship & Submarine - IC/D Growler (NOTE - used on sound-powered telephone stations navy-wide.)
Surface ship & Submarine - B2S4 bell (NOTE - typically used for engineering alarm, high noise environments, etc...)
Surface ship & Submarine - Leslie A-200 Marine Horn (NOTE - used for Ship's Horn/Whistle on all USN Nuclear Submarines and some smaller USN surface ships.)
Surface ship - H2S4 mechanical siren. This siren is typically used in a number of applications, most notably After Steering on surface ships to signal emergency transfer of control, activated from a contact maker in the Pilothouse. Also used for missile/ASROC firing warningto clear the area around the mount.

GENERAL NAVY

General Navy - Admiral's March w/1 Ruffle & Flourish (used for greeting a Rear Admiral during formal ceremony)
General Navy - Anchors Aweigh (Ceremonial Naval Anthem) - US Naval Academy Band
General Navy - Anchors Aweigh (Ceremonial Naval Anthem) - US Navy Ceremonial Band (NOTE - recorded 4/21/07 for the launching of the USS North Carolina, the 'POP' in the first two seconds of the file is the bottle of champaigne hitting the bow of the submarine... )
NASA - SPACE SHUTTLE & PROJECT APOLLO

Space Shuttle & Space Station Master Alarm - repro. to NASA standards
Space Shuttle & Space Station Fire Warning siren - repro. to NASA standards
Space Shuttle SM alert (minor alarm) - repro. to NASA standards

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Apollo Command Module (CM) and Lunar Excursion Modules (LEM) - Master Alarm - repro. to NASA standards
NOTE - I threw these in because I had a request for the tones from someone and I had the files... thought they might be of some interest.
MISC. SOUND FILES

USAF REACT console - Minuteman III EAM alarm (this is the current tone that sounds when the National Command Authority sends an Emergency Action Message to the Minuteman silos, usually a test or exercise but if not.... NOT GOOD!)

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SAC Primary Alerting System - Minuteman I and II (this was the tone that sounded when the National Command Authority sent an Emergency Action Message to the Minuteman silos in the 1960's). Clip taken from an offical USAF Documentary film titled 'SAC Command Post' produced in 1963.
US Commercial passenger vessel - General Emergency Signal. This is what is sounded on a cruise ship or a cargo vessel to call crew to stations and to have passengers muster at lifeboat stations. 1800hz tone conforming to USCG standards.
All commercial vessels - Automatic Alarm tone for 2182 khz. Old-time automatic distress activation alarm tone, now superseded by GMDSS.
US Commercial passenger vessel - General Emergency Signal. A recording from a cruise I took in October, 2009. Conforming tone signal with USCG standards.
US Commercial passenger vessel - Abandon Ship Signal. Another recording from a cruise I took in October, 2009. Conforming tone signal with USCG standards.

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CONTACT MAKERS

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  • Contact makers are the heavy-duty switches which are activated to set off the various emergency alarms found on ships & submarines. They are also water-resistant (immersible to 15 feet without leakage) and guarded to prevent accidental activation. Some contact makers are painted distinctive colors for easy recognition. Along with this, the handles that activate critical contact makers are fashioned with special knobs (such as the 'T-handle' for the power plant casualty alarm) that allow for the activation of thecorrect alarm in darkness by feel.
  • Please note that I'm always searching for contact makers for projects, you can see my Navy Alarm SoundsTechnical page for more information. The link is at the top of this page.
  • I've listed the standard Navy contact makers below as of the 26 Nov 2002 DOD specifications (MIL-DTL-15743/16A-17A-18A). The list also gives you the DOD paint code for the exact color, and tells you what kind of knob is on the end of the contact maker.
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    Alarm typeColorHandle/knob
    Fire room emergencyBrassHandle
    General AlarmRed (21105) Surface ShipHandle
    General AlarmYellow (23655) SubmarineHandle
    Intraturret alarmBrassHandle
    Flight deck warningBrassHandle
    Flight crashBrassHandle
    Chemical attackGreen (24260) Surface ShipHandle
    Heavy machine gun cease fire circuit 4UBrassHandle
    Light machine gun cease fire circuit 5UBrassHandle
    Collision alarmYellow (23655) Surface shipStar knob
    Collision alarmRed (21105) SubmaineStar knob
    Diving alarmGreen (24260) SubmarineSquare knob
    Sonar alarmYellow (23655) Surface shipHandle
    Rocket & Torpedo warningBrassHandle
    Power plant alarmWhite (27875) Surface ShipT-knob
    Power plant alarmPink (21668) SubmarineT-knob
    Missile jettison alarmBlue (25102) SubmarineCrown knob
    Missile emergency alarmOrange (27246) SubmarineCrown knob
    Danger I.F.F. DestructBrassHandle
    Whistle switchBrassHandle
    Cease FiringBrassHandle
    More feedBrassHandle
    Feed startedBrassHandle
    Emergency feed startedBrassHandle
    Start emergency feedBrassHandle
    Aircraft contactBrassHandle
    BlankBrassHandle

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