U-480 and rubber "stealth" coating - documentary

[bert8for3]

Good documentary last night on U-480. In the series Deep Wreck Mysteries, running on History Television here.

U-480 evidently had a synthetic rubber-type "stealth" coating put on, ... http://www.uboataces.com/sonar-coating.shtml ... http://www.uboat.net/boats/u480.htm

[sunvalleyslim]

Thanks Bert, always wondered what the "coating" looked like

[SteamWake]

More here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anechoic_tile

[Kresge]

Hey sailors! Haven't been around for a long time, but I ran across this post while looking for some info. Just wanted to let everyone know that the U-480 show aired last night and will air again next week on the National Geographic channel.

Thursday April 30th, 5PM est.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/stealth-submarine-3948/Overview

[Chad]

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