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Zero Niner · 12-13-06, 10:15 PM

I read in "Red Scorpion" that the USN had a safety factor of about 2.5x when it came to max depths for their boats. So if for instance a Balao class was rated for 400ft, in reality it could have been able to go to as deep as 800 ft safely.

12-13-06, 10:15 PM	#9
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	I read in "Red Scorpion" that the USN had a safety factor of about 2.5x when it came to max depths for their boats. So if for instance a Balao class was rated for 400ft, in reality it could have been able to go to as deep as 800 ft safely.