Originally Posted by ryanwigginton

While on creaking... I was just thinking, all these noises are the hull being deformed by the outside pressure, right? Well, lets say if I go deep and remain there, wouldn't the hull eventually deform all it's going to and the noises MOSTLY cease?

What I'm saying is I would expect the creaking when I initally take the sub to new depths, but then once the hull had accomodated the new pressure on it's walls. Shouldn't the vast amount of creaks stop?