Re: That thing on the bow?
Posted by: Io Chrysafidou ()
Date: October 01, 2001 06:54PM

As far as my reading goes, that thing was called "Netzabweiser" and was a relic from WWI U-boats to help them cut through netting and such material so that they would not be trapped like common dolphins, especially when it mattered to protect forward hydroplanes from becoming entangled,
Regards,
Io



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