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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
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Balao class submarines were an improved version of the previous Gato class. They were designed to dive to a depth of 400 feet as opposed to the 300 feet for Gato class boats
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Apparently this is all they were designed to do, 400 feet. Many went past this mark so I guess the designer were keeping it conservative. |
Imagine that american engineers being conservative ?!
Some went past that depth and never returned.