The Blonde Class..

[She-Wolf]

don't all beat me up for not knowing this, but have just discovered that, for a brief time, two subs, Explorer class, were powered via steam turbines using hydrogen peroxide ( the 'Explorer' aka 'Blonde' class), and also that the Kursk tragedy had to do with torps powered by HP. I wonder how I missed that since I have read about the Kursk. Anyway, I think I read that the idea originated in Germany, perhaps in WW2 but the article did not expand much on that. Wondered if you might know a bit more - mere curiosity you understand :)

[BigWalleye]

I can see this leading to all sorts of Blonde jokes....:D

[She-Wolf]

:rotfl2::rotfl2:

[Cybermat47]

I can see this leading to all sorts of Blonde jokes....:D

Why did the Blonde hit the bar?
It's HP engines were to fast! :O:

[Randomizer]

The Real HMS Blonde, at least the 20th Century edition:

HMS Blonde 1910 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Blonde_(1910))

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/RN/Photos/Images/Blonde_Ship.jpg

A trim, fine looking light cruiser. Despite the name, she never blew up or sank into a swamp or the like...

[merc4ulfate]

You might like this:

http://jtmcdaniel.com/walter_turbine.html

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_13/propulsion.htm

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2003/11/detail_uboot_xxi.htm

[She-Wolf]

merc4ulfate - thank you, spot on! I shall have a good read later :up:

[captgeo]

You might like this:

http://jtmcdaniel.com/walter_turbine.html

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_13/propulsion.htm

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2003/11/detail_uboot_xxi.htm

some other might be interested in these subjects, maybe you should post them in the sub websites section:yep:

[TorpX]

don't all beat me up for not knowing this, but have just discovered that, for a brief time, two subs, Explorer class, were powered via steam turbines using hydrogen peroxide ( the 'Explorer' aka 'Blonde' class), and also that the Kursk tragedy had to do with torps powered by HP. I wonder how I missed that since I have read about the Kursk.
I didn't know this either. About the Kursk, that kind of explains it, I guess.

[GalaxianFive]

don't all beat me up for not knowing this, but have just discovered that, for a brief time, two subs, Explorer class, were powered via steam turbines using hydrogen peroxide ( the 'Explorer' aka 'Blonde' class), and also that the Kursk tragedy had to do with torps powered by HP. I wonder how I missed that since I have read about the Kursk. Anyway, I think I read that the idea originated in Germany, perhaps in WW2 but the article did not expand much on that. Wondered if you might know a bit more - mere curiosity you understand :)

The hydrogen peroxide drive was invented by a German scientist named Walther. The Walther turbine closed system powered by hydrogen peroxide was an attempt to enable U-Boats to operate submerged 24/7 much like todays nuclear boats, fortunately for the allies in WWII it did not get beyond the experimental stage. The technology was captured by us Brits and we attempted to make it work as a cheaper alternative to nuclear power. We built a experimental sub, HMS Explorer but the hydrogen peroxide drive was proven too volitile and dangerous to be used and was a dead end as far as submerged propulsion is concerned. The British submariners called the boat HMS Exploder! G5.

[She-Wolf]

G5, that's it in a nutshell! Thank you :)