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Bilge_Rat · 02-21-16, 04:29 PM

I visited the U.S.S. Bowfin (Balao class) at Pearl Harbour and had the same thought. It has basically the same total area as a mid size family home, but packed with machinery, instruments, torpedoes and 80 men for 2-3 months at a time. Not a place to be claustrophobic.

02-21-16, 04:29 PM	#15
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,793 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	I visited the U.S.S. Bowfin (Balao class) at Pearl Harbour and had the same thought. It has basically the same total area as a mid size family home, but packed with machinery, instruments, torpedoes and 80 men for 2-3 months at a time. Not a place to be claustrophobic. __________________