I like Steve, live on my own now (having lost my wife a few years ago) and being an ex submariner during the sixties, I know what it's like to be cooked up in a boat for weeks on end, sharing a bunk with another stoker (motorman) and smelling like rat **** gone off. I can assure you it's not very pleasant I can tell you. Playing Silent Hunter brings back many memories for me, but it's nice to think that I can still be back on a sub in the comfort of my own home, without the smells, boredom and lack of fresh air, that you get on a real sub. Not like the new nuclear boats of today, where you all get a bunk each, air conditioning, proper bathrooms with showers, even a laundry and decent food that is always fresh. The old diesel boats that I served on where maybe a little bit better than the older u boats, but not a great deal.
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RUSTY SUBMARINE U534 Type IX40C
Engine Room of U534 Now located at Birkenhead UK.
I joined the navy to see the world
What did I see?
I saw the SEA!!!!
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