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Unintentional surface breech after torpedo launch
Posted by: NEEBLAMMERS ()
Date: September 07, 2012 09:20AM

Hello again crewmates, I have more questions and I would value your opinions:

When U331 unloaded on the Barham the reports confirm that the sudden weight loss added to the buoyancy of the boat, causing the Uboat to surface right in the middle of the flotilla (a suicidal action?).

This sounds like negligence or/and incompetence on behalf of the submariners:-

What should have been the S.O.P.?
Was this a common occurrence?
Who do you think was to blame?

Discuss? :-)
Thanks,
Wayne

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Unintentional surface breech after torpedo launch NEEBLAMMERS 09/07/2012 09:20AM
Re: Unintentional surface breech after torpedo launch SnakeDoc 09/07/2012 10:12AM
Re: Unintentional surface breech (broach) after torpedo launch ROBERT M. 09/08/2012 12:11AM
Re: Unintentional surface breech (broach) after torpedo launch SnakeDoc 09/08/2012 08:20AM
Re: Unintentional surface breech (broach) after torpedo launch ROBERT M. 09/10/2012 08:44AM
Re: Unintentional surface breech (broach) after torpedo launch SnakeDoc 09/10/2012 09:25AM
Re: Unintentional surface breech (broach) after torpedo launch ROBERT M. 09/10/2012 09:48AM


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