PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agoAerial view of a beached U-Boat in the UK, WW1, 1919media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down10
arrow-up1135arrow-down1imageAerial view of a beached U-Boat in the UK, WW1, 1919media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareMaruki_Hurakami@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 years agoThis picture really puts in perspective just how big these were.
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years 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-squareMaruki_Hurakami@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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-squareEverythingispenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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-squareMaruki_Hurakami@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years 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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