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Smoother rides with old subs
Posted by: Haegg ()
Date: August 01, 2000 12:26PM

I read an article in the Swedish Defence Reasearch Establishment's (FOA) magazine "FOA tidningen" that the U-boats of World war two offered pretty smooth surface cruises. They cut the waves like a destroyer, according to a cited submarine engineer, due to there hull design. While modern subs shaped more or less like tubes rolls so easily that even small waves makes a surface cruise less than enjoyable. I guess that is the only thing that was better back in those days.

I recommend the second issue this year of the "Foa tidningen" for those of you who understand swedish. It has several articles on submarines.

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Storms Robert Eno 07/29/2000 01:22PM
RE: Storms The Captain 07/30/2000 02:29PM
RE: Storms Roibert Eno 07/30/2000 03:57PM
RE: Smoother rides with old subs Rick Mann 08/01/2000 05:15PM
RE: Smoother rides with old subs Steve Cooper 08/01/2000 07:27PM
RE: Smoother rides with old subs Robert Eno 08/10/2000 08:55PM
RE: correction Rainer Bruns 07/31/2000 05:09PM
Smoother rides with old subs Haegg 08/01/2000 12:26PM
RE: Smoother rides with old subs Don Baker 08/02/2000 02:58PM
RE: Don't try this at home! Garth 08/20/2000 08:04AM
RE: Don't try this at home! Robert Eno 08/20/2000 03:39PM
RE: Don't try this at home! - mathemaths Andrew Hetherington 08/22/2000 01:30PM


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