Diving Depths - U-Boats and FleetBoats

csargemg · 04-30-07, 10:19 AM

Is there a reported reason why the U-Boat diving capabilities were so much greater than those of the American submarines, particularly in consideration of diving ability vs. boat length? The American subs can barely dive deeper than their own lengths, while Type VIIs are reported (as I'm sure you know by Erich Topp) to have gone down as far as 250 meters.

Is the cruising range and the massive amounts of fuel storage needed on the fleet boats a factor, or what?

04-30-07, 10:19 AM	#1
csargemg Watch Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 17 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Diving Depths - U-Boats and FleetBoats Is there a reported reason why the U-Boat diving capabilities were so much greater than those of the American submarines, particularly in consideration of diving ability vs. boat length? The American subs can barely dive deeper than their own lengths, while Type VIIs are reported (as I'm sure you know by Erich Topp) to have gone down as far as 250 meters. Is the cruising range and the massive amounts of fuel storage needed on the fleet boats a factor, or what?