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NEON DEON · 02-27-09, 05:08 PM

The S boats were the largest submarine class in the fleet at the start of the war and comprised 1/3 of the total submarine fleet. The S class seemed to suffer from running into things. Of the 6 S boats lost in WW II, only one was due to enemy action the S-44. Three ran aground, one collided with a USN ship, and the last by accident during a training exercise off the coast of Hawaii. Despite the S boats age, they still managed to do over 240 war patrols.

Since three of these S boats ran aground my question is:

Were the S boats equiped with depth finding equipment at the time they were lost?

02-27-09, 05:08 PM	#75
NEON DEON Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 5	The S boats were the largest submarine class in the fleet at the start of the war and comprised 1/3 of the total submarine fleet. The S class seemed to suffer from running into things. Of the 6 S boats lost in WW II, only one was due to enemy action the S-44. Three ran aground, one collided with a USN ship, and the last by accident during a training exercise off the coast of Hawaii. Despite the S boats age, they still managed to do over 240 war patrols. Since three of these S boats ran aground my question is: Were the S boats equiped with depth finding equipment at the time they were lost? __________________ Diesel Boats Forever!