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Originally Posted by Torpex752
Submarine fires. When I toured U-505 I noticed that she was not as electrical as our boats of the period. I also noticed that the German splashproofing seemed to me to be better on the outside through the use of compression seals vice the putty on US boats. I agree that I too have heard more about US boat fires. One issue could be the type of electrical system used. I believe that many of the systems and indications on German boats were DC, where as the US boats used AC alot more. DC is less prone to fires and fried wires (fires) when wet unlike an AC system. US boats were also true electric drive, where a majority of U-Boats were direct drive. My conclusion is German boats were simpler and relied on alot of manual operation, US boats have a much more complex electrical system and alot more electrical stuff.
Frank
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I would agree with Torpelx here. More electrical stuff = more fires