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Foghladh_mhara · 08-03-07, 05:23 PM

Lightning strikes a U-Boat?

Reading a book by Edward Young who was the first RNVR Officer to join the RN Submarine branch. In it he describes a passage across the Med as the watch officer. All of a sudden an electrical storm started and a fork of lightning hit the sea a bit too close for comfort. He made the decision to dive because he didn't know what the result of a lightning strike on 700 tons of steel surrounded by water would be.

Any ideas?

08-03-07, 05:23 PM	#1
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	What happens when... Lightning strikes a U-Boat? Reading a book by Edward Young who was the first RNVR Officer to join the RN Submarine branch. In it he describes a passage across the Med as the watch officer. All of a sudden an electrical storm started and a fork of lightning hit the sea a bit too close for comfort. He made the decision to dive because he didn't know what the result of a lightning strike on 700 tons of steel surrounded by water would be. Any ideas? __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture