A very good idea and I made some initial calculations on the costs. A type VII C cost 4.8 million Reichsmarks to build. That's something like 2 million dollars in 1940. With inflation and stuff it would be like 32 million dollars today.

But... a type VIIC then was hypermodern technology. Nowadays it's scrap metal. And there's the dockyards in China with cheap labour. I think I'm going to see my bank manager today. I'll tell him I'm gonna build a type VIIC with the money he's going to loan me. He'll get the money back after I sail to Somalia, man the U-boat with Somali pirates and start getting some real ransom money extorted out of the tankers and merchants sailing between Asia and Europe :arrgh!:

what is a type IXD2 cost and a type XXI cost for that matter

Just ask the naval museam for their submarine or steal one from a military base.

Every now and then I hear myself utter "Jawohl, Herr Kaleun" for no apparent reason. Do I need meds?

I have wondered this during sleeoless nights because I posess a skill set to build one.

Cheapest is one that looks like a real u boat from out side.
With additional cost it floats and moves.

Expensive toy to cruise around in sunny days. Owner can stand in connig tower wearing kaleuns cap. Bring some beer and friends make watch crew.

50 000 to 100 000 euros. Depending on cost of materials and labor, like in capitalism general.

Interior and diving capability is whole another matter. In Finland it is probaply illegal to build submarine anyways.

Making interior look authentic also cost and lot. Every valve handle, meter, gauge, instrument etc. have to be specifically crafted which is expensive.

I say lottery win or two to rent a drydock and lawers.

that will be a funny new thing to have for sea parties. hey lets all have a party on my boat :D

i know what i am getting if i ever become a billionaire, screw the yacht i am getting a XXI lol

i read on some other thread as well they are actually quieter than modern subs because the electrics (not sure about diesels) don't make a lot of noise. would be fun to troll the British fleet, con sonar, sound contact bearing 275, identified as..... a WW2 uboat???

Well it's definetly different:)
It's nuclear versus diesel/electric. Nuclear reactor is essentially steam engine so running one always makes extra noise.

well if one of us ever gets one of those subs we will need a crew and i have a feeling the subsim community WILL be the prime source:Kaleun_Wink: of crew

I'm in. Every crew needs a good chef :Kaleun_Sick:

ring me up if you need a chief engineer, i am doing aerospace which is nothing close to submarines but hey you never know :yeah:

ok so we have an officer and a chef

i can be watch officer

just so long as I don't have to scrub the decks. That's Bernard's job :haha:. I'd probably take weapons officer

The chef really is a key person in a sub:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f9c9334-e...#axzz25gaUr9g2

Apply here:

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/Careers/.../ChefSubmarine

My job involves interpreting weather reports and forecasts but I'm also trained to compile and send them. So count me in if you think that will help :03:

these questions had plagued me for years .I left SHIII for awhile, but...just when you think your out, it pulls you back in.