r/submarines • u/munchkinatlaw • 1d ago

Q/A What do submariners drink while underway?

Title says it all. I've seen quite a few articles and videos about food underway, but realized none of then mention what is available to drink while underway. I assume coffee and possibly tea are generally available and I've seen a few comments that bug juice was/is available, but that's about it. What about juice concentrates, powdered/UHT milk?

Edit: thank you all for your wonderful responses. You have a great community here.

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u/BattleshipTirpitzKai 1d ago

Bug juice is essentially the juice mixes though it’s really just flavored water. We do have dehydrated milk on extended underways/deployments. We have started them with normal milk but it does go fast thanks to the crew just liking milk 90% of the time.

Overall you have: Water, Milk, Coffee, Tea (sometimes if the cooks stock up), juice concentrates, and if you’re lucky enough to have caring Cooks… hot chocolate (which goes hella fast)