PugJesusM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world • edit-21 year agoAerial view of a beached U-Boat in the UK, WW1, 1919media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down10
arrow-up1138arrow-down1imageAerial view of a beached U-Boat in the UK, WW1, 1919media.kbin.socialPugJesusM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world • edit-21 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-square@Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish21•1 year agoThis picture really puts in perspective just how big these were.
minus-squarePugJesusOPMlinkfedilink10•1 year agoRight? I always think of submarines as small and cramped, and while they are certainly cramped, they’re not generally small. Lot of machinery goes into those beasts.
minus-square@Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoI might be misremembering, but I thought U-boats were known for speed and maneuverability. So I thought they’d be smaller for sure.
minus-square@Everythingispenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoNot really that U-boat had a surface speed of 14kn and a submerged speed of 7km. Think of them more of ambush than quick strike.
minus-square@Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThat makes sense! Thanks for clarifying that.
This picture really puts in perspective just how big these were.
Right? I always think of submarines as small and cramped, and while they are certainly cramped, they’re not generally small. Lot of machinery goes into those beasts.
I might be misremembering, but I thought U-boats were known for speed and maneuverability. So I thought they’d be smaller for sure.
Not really that U-boat had a surface speed of 14kn and a submerged speed of 7km. Think of them more of ambush than quick strike.
That makes sense! Thanks for clarifying that.
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