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Piggy · 03-22-10, 11:53 AM

Yeah Ive always found that a bit odd that the fleet boats max depth was well under that of u-boats...

However, could the explanation simply be that the germans had a lot of prior experience with submarines, at war.

What were the diving depths of WW1 U-boats?

Edit: According to U-boat.net the UB III's (most produced of WW1) had a max depth of ~250' (75m).. so not very deep. These boats are quite similar to VII's.

http://www.uboat.net/wwi/types/index.html?type=UB+III

03-22-10, 11:53 AM	#8
Piggy Ensign Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada Posts: 234 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	Yeah Ive always found that a bit odd that the fleet boats max depth was well under that of u-boats... However, could the explanation simply be that the germans had a lot of prior experience with submarines, at war. What were the diving depths of WW1 U-boats? Edit: According to U-boat.net the UB III's (most produced of WW1) had a max depth of ~250' (75m).. so not very deep. These boats are quite similar to VII's. http://www.uboat.net/wwi/types/index.html?type=UB+III