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Re: Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan)
Posted by: Antonio Veiga ()
Date: December 09, 2001 09:21PM

<HTML>Hi JGW

They applied a greasy coat to the torpedo surface in order to protect them from the heavy rusting/deteriorating marine environment within the U-Boat, as they were a very delicate weapons and, I guess, also for facilitate their transit through the torpedo hatch.

Best regards</HTML>

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Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan) Antonio Veiga 12/09/2001 12:01AM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan) chris lee 12/09/2001 12:33AM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for me?) Joe Brennan 12/09/2001 03:25AM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for me?) Antonio Veiga 12/09/2001 11:46AM
Re: Trivia Pic (no proper answer?) Joe Brennan 12/10/2001 07:07AM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan) Dietzsch 12/09/2001 01:02PM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan) Antonio Veiga 12/09/2001 02:06PM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan) JGW 12/09/2001 05:37PM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan) Antonio Veiga 12/09/2001 09:21PM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan) walter M 12/09/2001 09:24PM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan) J.T. McDaniel 12/09/2001 10:28PM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan) Richard Guay 12/14/2001 01:19AM
Re: Trivia Pic (not for Joe Brennan) Antonio Veiga 12/09/2001 10:05PM


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