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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Your correct when you use the word 'debatable'. However, the article you quote clear does not state or use the term 'was not' but merely 'virtually', which infers that it was detectable some of the time.
I have seen reports on the internet where pilots (late in the war) have reported faint signals which upon further investigation have led them to U-boats lying just beneath the surface.
I'm at college right now, but I hope someone can post a link to one of those web pages. I will attempt to in a few days or so after my exams :up:

Hi!

Not a web page, but:

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The schnorchel failed for several reasons: it slowed the boat to a mere five or six knots, stretching transit times to a point where a patrol would last only a few days; the vibrations made it very difficult to operate the periscopes effectively; the device often failed or filled with water causing serious problems for the crew; the schnorchel could be observed by 3-cm radar despite German efforts to provide stealth capabilities.

Blair, Clay, Hitler's U-Boat War: Part 2 p. 709