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Re: Torpedo Launching
Posted by:
ROBERT M.
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Date: December 16, 2003 09:46PM
Paul:
On 11/9/03, you wrote: "In order to release a torpedo, the skipper
would have to be on Periscope depth which means going up to 35
meters in most cases........" 35 meters is about 114.9 feet, isn't it?
Those are awful long periscopes. :-))
Periscope depth on a U.S. Fleet boar is generally 65 feet and 58 feet for schnorkel depth.
Regards,
ROBERT M.
On 11/9/03, you wrote: "In order to release a torpedo, the skipper
would have to be on Periscope depth which means going up to 35
meters in most cases........" 35 meters is about 114.9 feet, isn't it?
Those are awful long periscopes. :-))
Periscope depth on a U.S. Fleet boar is generally 65 feet and 58 feet for schnorkel depth.
Regards,
ROBERT M.