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Exhaust Valve Design Faults
Posted by: Mark McShane ()
Date: April 08, 2010 05:51PM

I have read that the exhaust valves on the early type VII boats leaked when the boats dived deep (Blair, H. U-boat War). Reading the KTB for U-57, a type IIC boat, Topp experienced an exhaust valve failure when diving after an attack. Did the IIC exhaust valves close in the same manner as the VII i.e. against the sea pressure?
Does anyone know where I could read more about the U-boat design faults and the work done to rectify them?

Regards,

Mark

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