Going to NY in a VIIc?!

Captain Nemo · 01-21-09, 09:59 AM

I think 8 knots will give you the best range in a VIIc and will probably get you there and back without refuelling (subject to weather conditions), including spending some time on actual patrol. I believe Doenitz himself was surprised that a type VII boat could undertake patrols on the US eastern seaboard without the need to refuel. However, the crew did make some sacrifices in that every space was crammed with supplies and even tanks normally used to store fresh water were used to hold fuel oil.

Nemo

01-21-09, 09:59 AM	#7
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I think 8 knots will give you the best range in a VIIc and will probably get you there and back without refuelling (subject to weather conditions), including spending some time on actual patrol. I believe Doenitz himself was surprised that a type VII boat could undertake patrols on the US eastern seaboard without the need to refuel. However, the crew did make some sacrifices in that every space was crammed with supplies and even tanks normally used to store fresh water were used to hold fuel oil. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

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