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Re: Dutch Submarine technology.
Posted by: ROBERT M. ()
Date: April 24, 2004 12:29AM

Dirk:

You wrote: "The Snort was available on subs in the netherlands long before in other nations."

The U.S. Navy recognized the need to improve submarine design
to allow for long range, high-speed operation while submerged.
During the winter of 1909, the U.S, submarine (C-1) conducted
the first tests of the predecessor of today's snorkel masts. Called
"ventilator tubes", this technological innovation provided surface air to the diesel engines while the submarine was at periscope
depth,

Source:

[www.chinfo.navy.mil]
subhistory.html - Scroll down to the 8th photo and text.

Regards,

ROBERT M.

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Dutch Submarine technology. Dirk 04/23/2004 05:58AM
Re: Dutch Submarine technology. ROBERT M. 04/24/2004 12:29AM
Re: Dutch Submarine technology. Bram 04/24/2004 03:23AM
Re: Dutch Submarine technology. Dirk 04/24/2004 08:22AM
Re: Dutch Submarine technology. Bram 04/24/2004 10:09AM
Re: Dutch Submarine technology. cc 04/30/2008 12:49AM
Re: Dutch Submarine technology. ROBERT M. 04/24/2004 10:44PM
Re: Dutch Submarine technology. Rainer Bruns 04/25/2004 10:20AM
Re: Dutch Submarine technology. ROBERT M. 04/26/2004 12:35AM
Re: Dutch Submarine technology. Rainer Bruns 04/26/2004 09:13AM
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Re: schnorkels - pros and cons tony price 04/26/2004 05:37PM
Re: schnorkels - pros and cons Dan Odenweller 04/26/2004 08:52PM
Re: schnorkels - pros and cons ROBERT M. 04/26/2004 10:18PM
Re: schnorkels - pros and cons ROBERT M. 04/26/2004 10:23PM
Re: schnorkels - pros and cons tony price 04/27/2004 05:42PM
Re: Dutch Submarine technology. ROBERT M. 04/26/2004 09:52PM


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