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Originally Posted by razark (Post 1535685)

After 60+ years under water would it still be possible for the boat not to be flooded, even if all doors had been closed and the pressure hull not breached?

Not likely. Even if everything was initialy watertight, corrosion would compromise integrity.

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Originally Posted by DaveyJ576 (Post 1535464)

Check out this link:

http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/0837112.jpg

This drawing was made by the divers who discovered the wreck. Notes at the bottom of the drawing clearly indicate that the pressure hull was breached by the depth charge.

I asked the producers of that documentary about that diagram because there seemed to be different stories. Some said the hull was breached and some said it wasn't. They said:

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There is no evidence from what Chatterton and Kohler could see that the pressure hull was breached. Steve Burton was diving on open circuit mixed gasses and consequently had a very brief bottom time. His diagram was drawn after a cursory inspection of the depth charge damage. John & Richie, diving with rebreathers, had ample time to examine the damage. Having said that, if the pressure hull was breached near the keel, it is not observable to divers.

I've got the video footage taken of the damage somewhere - it's a heck of a big dent. It looks like it buckled the floor.

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Originally Posted by Diopos (Post 1535690)

Not likely. Even if everything was initialy watertight, corrosion would compromise integrity.

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Not really, eventually yea sure but they have pulled up German subs in the last decade that were still air tight. Those seals are strong and in the video they said that the open torpedo tube rubber seal still looks to be like new!

I think there is a very good chance that at least a pert of that sub is air tight.
It has weathered well where it rests unlike the atlantic where they corrode rather quickly.

The area where the shaft seals are located will certainally be flooded cause those things were designed to leak approximitly 2 gallons a minute each during normal operation not counting any damage taken.:arrgh!: