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RE: U-995 Keel
Posted by: Steve Cooper ()
Date: October 16, 2000 04:27PM

This is according to US Fleet Boats, of which I am more familiar. The ballast tanks have valves at both the top and bottom. The ones at the top are called the vent valves, the bottom are Kingston valves. I have also heard them called flood valves. It is possible Kingston refers to a type of valve instead of a position, but I have always heard of them in the bottom of the ballast tank. It was common for a sub to operate with the bottom valves open, just relying on the vent valves to trap air in the tanks. I rechecked a source for this. "On The Bottom" By Edward Ellsberg Commander, USN; Captain, USNR (Ret.). It is the story of the loss and raising of the S-51. Ellsberg commanded the recovery. The story is on the web at [www.suite101.com]
I recommend it.

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U-995 Keel Max 10/09/2000 04:48AM
RE: U-995 Keel joe brandt 10/09/2000 08:51PM
RE: U-995 Keel Max 10/10/2000 03:44PM
RE: U-995 Keel Steve Cooper 10/10/2000 02:32PM
RE: U-995 Keel Jeff LaRue 10/11/2000 09:09PM
RE: U-995 Keel Max 10/12/2000 02:55PM
RE: U-995 Keel Garth 10/16/2000 04:51AM
RE: U-995 Keel Steve Cooper 10/16/2000 04:27PM
S-Boats Rick Mann 10/22/2000 01:11AM
RE: S-Boats Steve Cooper 10/23/2000 12:00PM


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