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Re: uboats in ice
Posted by: BHenderson ()
Date: April 17, 2013 02:02AM

Larry, almost all boats (certainly Typ VII and later) had acetylene bottles (tied in with emergency oxygen) for gas welding and electrical modifications (usually rotary inverters for AC) for arc welding. They did *a lot* of repairs while at sea.

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