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Re: How thick were plates used for saddle tanks?
Posted by: Don Prince ()
Date: March 26, 2008 11:48PM

Hello RC,

The Book "Geschichte des deutsched U-Bootbaus" Band 1 by Eberhard Rossler has a Fold out plan Tafel III Uboottyp VII V - Eisenlangsschnitt. The plan list the thickness of the sheet metal as 11.5 mm for ths saddle tanks.

The pressure hull steel plate thickness from stern to the bow was in 8 sections...
16 mm - 17 mm - 17.5 mm - 18 mm - 18.5 mm - 18 mm - 17.5 mm - 16 mm

The Trumplatte (Tower) was 22 mm thick

Regards,
Don_

"A man's got to know his limitations..."
Harry Callahan, SFPD

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How thick were plates used for saddle tanks? Rosencrantz 03/10/2008 11:41AM
Re: How thick were plates used for saddle tanks? Atlantik-Pirat! 03/25/2008 08:48AM
Re: How thick were plates used for saddle tanks? Don Prince 03/26/2008 11:48PM


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