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Aerial view of a beached U-Boat in the UK, WW1, 1919 (media.kbin.social)
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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I might be misremembering, but I thought U-boats were known for speed and maneuverability. So I thought they'd be smaller for sure.

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

That makes sense! Thanks for clarifying that.