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Re: the snorkel?
Posted by:
SnakeDoc
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Date: September 08, 2012 09:26PM
Hi
cave mac Wrote:
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> hello, what year was the snorkel attached and used
> ? just WW II or both WW I and WW II?
Well, good question. First, operational application of snorkel was done
by Germans, in the end of 1943 (first trials in the end of August 1943,
first combat patrol in the begining of Jaunuary 1944).
But in 1916, the Dutch installed on their submarines (type O and K)
vertical masts, which allowed ventilation of the battery compartents
and whole boat while cruising on periscope depth.
In 1923 Italian engineer, Pericle Ferreti patented so called "Ferretti Instrument",
which in fact was a snorkel.
In 1936 Dutch installed kind of snorkel on O-19 and O-20 submarines.
For more details see article by Jones, Mark C. "Give credit where credit is due:
The Dutch role in the development and deployment of the submarine Schnorchel.",
published in The Journal of Military History 69, issue 4, pages 987-1012 (October 2005)
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Regards
Maciek
[www.tvre.org]
cave mac Wrote:
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> hello, what year was the snorkel attached and used
> ? just WW II or both WW I and WW II?
Well, good question. First, operational application of snorkel was done
by Germans, in the end of 1943 (first trials in the end of August 1943,
first combat patrol in the begining of Jaunuary 1944).
But in 1916, the Dutch installed on their submarines (type O and K)
vertical masts, which allowed ventilation of the battery compartents
and whole boat while cruising on periscope depth.
In 1923 Italian engineer, Pericle Ferreti patented so called "Ferretti Instrument",
which in fact was a snorkel.
In 1936 Dutch installed kind of snorkel on O-19 and O-20 submarines.
For more details see article by Jones, Mark C. "Give credit where credit is due:
The Dutch role in the development and deployment of the submarine Schnorchel.",
published in The Journal of Military History 69, issue 4, pages 987-1012 (October 2005)
--
Regards
Maciek
[www.tvre.org]
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Re: the snorkel? | SnakeDoc | 09/08/2012 09:26PM |