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Wayne.B
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Submarines, Car Engines, and Displacement
On 07 Jan 2004 02:52:36 GMT,
(Gould 0738) wrote:
Fascinating. What does the depth indicator say when the sub is surfaced?
Obviously it would not be zero.
We used to see subs on the surface all the time in eastern Long Island
Sound (sub base at Groton, CT). Only the conning tower and maybe 6
to 8 feet of hull is exposed at most when they are surfaced.
Estimating that the conning tower is submerged by 10 feet at periscope
depth, the height of the tower at 20 feet, plus 8 feet of hull - that
would put you about 38 feet above the periscope depth reading.
If you motor up the Thames River from New London, CT, you can actually
see partially assembled cross sections of subs on dry land. They look
incredibly big, even from a distance. And you really don't want to
take a lot of pictures or try to get closer. :-)
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