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RE: topside cables
Posted by: Rainer Bruns ()
Date: February 22, 2001 05:39PM

Hi Bill,
As designed in the \'30ies the purpose was two-fold:
1) In conjunction with the fwd netcutter and the braces astern towards the rudder ends these cables were intended to avoid fouling the sub in nets or dragged cables/chains. (Carryover from WW1 designs).
2) They acted as radio antennae, fwd: transmit, aft P+S: receive tuned to different wave bands. This turned out to be the only practical purpose in WW2, other than drying wet and mildewed laundry on them after returning from patrol. :-)) Rgds, RB

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topside cables bill weinpahl 02/22/2001 04:32PM
RE: topside cables Rainer Bruns 02/22/2001 05:39PM
RE: topside cables Glyn Carragher 03/04/2001 06:29PM
RE: topside cables Rainer Bruns 03/04/2001 09:11PM


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