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Originally Posted by Wave Skipper
'The Bravest Man' about Richard O'Kane and the Tang, page 140, "The all-day dives, then considered doctrine, were a severe strain on Argonaunt's equipment, with high humidity contributing to small fires that broke out in electrical equipment." (my comment:!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Then later in the book where it talks about several subs that were heavily damaged by big storms the main problem began when huge wave water flooded the control rooms of the subs setting of fires because of the salt water.
SO my point is: was German equipment better sealed. Hopefully someone who has studied this subject should know. Perhaps I need to contact uboat.net.... |
Seals alone will not stop ac electrical equipment from shorting. The condensation will bleed right thru the metal Just like like a glass of iced tea on a hot day will develop water on the outside of the glass. In the case of the Argonaut, her original equipment could not handle the condensation build up which required some equipment to be baked out on a regular basis. But that changed when all three of the big boats (Argonaut, Narwhal, and Nautilus) recieved air conditioning in overhauls in 1941/42.
I cannot find any incidinces of a U S boats being lost due to electircal fires in WW II. If you know of any, please let me know so I can read up on it.