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RE: U-995 Keel
Posted by: Steve Cooper ()
Date: October 10, 2000 02:32PM

I believe what you are seeing is a keel duct that supplies water to the ballast tanks. The Kingston valves that flood the ballast tanks will open into the duct. The duct protects the valves during groundings. This is from American S-boat design, but I assume that the German would be the simular.

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U-995 Keel Max 10/09/2000 04:48AM
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RE: U-995 Keel Jeff LaRue 10/11/2000 09:09PM
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RE: U-995 Keel Garth 10/16/2000 04:51AM
RE: U-995 Keel Steve Cooper 10/16/2000 04:27PM
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