What happens to the men when a sub is crushed

Ducimus · 12-31-07, 07:44 PM

Or so is the thread title here:
http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/phorum...&i=20&t=20&v=f

Im pretty sure ive posted this before somewhere, but damn if its not some ahhh... interesting reading.

kiwi_2005 · 12-31-07, 08:09 PM

Good read

I read of two salvage attempts in this book i have where in the 1920's of two K - Boats (UK built) that went down in shallow water. These boats were a disaster design they were failing left right and centre. They weren't fast in the rescue attempts like they would be today, anyways two different instances from two boats sunk at shallow depth and salvage weeks later. On one boat they found the crew all entangled near the hatch with blood scratch marks on the hatch like if in their last moments they desperately tried to get out. In the other boat they found them all just laying dead in a peaceful kinda state.

Rockin Robbins · 12-31-07, 10:08 PM

900º F with sudden rupture at 2000 ft. So you're simultaneously cooked, crushed, imploded, cut to ribbons by any spray and don't have time to drown, most likely. Not fun to contemplate.

ATR-42 · 12-31-07, 10:58 PM

Read the book Shadow Divers.
About a U-Boat that was researched by divers at her resting place on the ocean floor off New Jersey. Pretty good read. It talks a little about this topic, not pretty stuff...

Peto · 01-01-08, 12:52 AM

From what I've read, submarines sunk in deep water never gave up any bodies. Just parts of them... The worst would be waiting for the implosion IMHO. When it came, death would be very quick.

mcf1 · 01-01-08, 01:16 AM

I read this and i'm glad that SH is only a simulator

fvd · 01-01-08, 08:02 AM

I've read somewhere that the crew dies in a fraction of a second.
Because of the extreme pressure of the water the air inside the sub gets pressurized immediatly and the temperature of this air can reach over a 1000 ° celcius. (for a very short period of time offcourse)
So it's the heat that kill's the crew in the blink of an eye.
Much better than drowning i guess...

12-31-07, 07:44 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	What happens to the men when a sub is crushed Or so is the thread title here: http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/phorum...&i=20&t=20&v=f Im pretty sure ive posted this before somewhere, but damn if its not some ahhh... interesting reading.

12-31-07, 08:09 PM	#2
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Good read I read of two salvage attempts in this book i have where in the 1920's of two K - Boats (UK built) that went down in shallow water. These boats were a disaster design they were failing left right and centre. They weren't fast in the rescue attempts like they would be today, anyways two different instances from two boats sunk at shallow depth and salvage weeks later. On one boat they found the crew all entangled near the hatch with blood scratch marks on the hatch like if in their last moments they desperately tried to get out. In the other boat they found them all just laying dead in a peaceful kinda state. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

12-31-07, 10:08 PM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Yow! 900º F with sudden rupture at 2000 ft. So you're simultaneously cooked, crushed, imploded, cut to ribbons by any spray and don't have time to drown, most likely. Not fun to contemplate. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

12-31-07, 10:58 PM	#4
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Read the book Shadow Divers. About a U-Boat that was researched by divers at her resting place on the ocean floor off New Jersey. Pretty good read. It talks a little about this topic, not pretty stuff... __________________

01-01-08, 12:52 AM	#5
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	From what I've read, submarines sunk in deep water never gave up any bodies. Just parts of them... The worst would be waiting for the implosion IMHO. When it came, death would be very quick. __________________ If your target has a 30 degree AOB, the range from his base course line equals the current range divided by 2.

01-01-08, 01:16 AM	#6
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I read this and i'm glad that SH is only a simulator

01-01-08, 08:02 AM	#7
fvd Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 178 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	re I've read somewhere that the crew dies in a fraction of a second. Because of the extreme pressure of the water the air inside the sub gets pressurized immediatly and the temperature of this air can reach over a 1000 ° celcius. (for a very short period of time offcourse) So it's the heat that kill's the crew in the blink of an eye. Much better than drowning i guess... __________________ Green persicope crossline's mod