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Newsgroups: sci.military.naval
From: John Szalay <john.szalayATatt.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:42:33 -0500
Local: Thurs, Apr 12 2012 3:42 pm
Subject: Re: WWII U-Boat internal pressure question
Eugene Griessel <eug...@dynagen.co.za> wrote in
news:cfbeo79us3mllt11pvbirg42mdh0bgrv5v@4ax.com: > On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:47:10 +0100, "Keith W"
IIRC:
> <keithnospoofsple...@demon.co.uk> wrote: >>Even a modest 1 psig increase in pressure translates to a lot of
> I dont think they were worried about the hatch - but about being blown
> Eugene L Griessel
when the US boarding party got onto the U-505, they found the hatch closed and could not open it, they grabbed a U-boat crewman from out of the water and he showed them a release valve to release the pressure , they, then shoved him back off the boat, with a "Thanks Bud !" and then went below.. to salvage the boat. You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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