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perisher · 05-10-06, 07:45 PM

I'm new around here and I realise that this is an old topic but I want to point out that torpedoes have buoyancy chambers, so floating isn't a problem. A G7e weighed in at 3,534 pounds, so life-jackets would not support it. The purpose of the life-jackets was to act as fenders so that the torpedo did not damage the submarine or itself. It is important to remember that torpedoes are big, long and heavy. They are, in fact, mini-subs in their own right. To move these monsters from deck to torpedo compartment, while on the open sea, was a demonstration of seamanship of an extremely high order.

05-10-06, 07:45 PM	#13
perisher Frogman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England Posts: 300 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I'm new around here and I realise that this is an old topic but I want to point out that torpedoes have buoyancy chambers, so floating isn't a problem. A G7e weighed in at 3,534 pounds, so life-jackets would not support it. The purpose of the life-jackets was to act as fenders so that the torpedo did not damage the submarine or itself. It is important to remember that torpedoes are big, long and heavy. They are, in fact, mini-subs in their own right. To move these monsters from deck to torpedo compartment, while on the open sea, was a demonstration of seamanship of an extremely high order.