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Old 02-16-10, 04:32 PM   #1489
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Originally Posted by Cheapskate View Post
Just to complicate things a bit...there was another steering position in the control tower. This was used during submerged torpedo runs when the captain was using the attack periscope.
And there was a third position up on the bridge. You can see the control box when you're there. It was manned when going in and out of harbors, so the helmsman could actually see where he was going.
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