I think Uboat.net is wrong.. (food conversation)

[JokerOfFate]

P.s. What was it like working with the boys from the 22nd MEU

Marines and AirBorne never got along while I was in.


They called us 'Bird ShXt' cause we fell from the sky.
We called them 'legs' cause all chickens have them.


Plus on training in landing craft?
We beat them everytime!
(No one told us we were suppose to climb down a net! so we jumped!)


Now the SAS Guys are a different story.

[Weiss Pinguin]

I bet you guys could'vepacked away 14 tons of food in several weeks easy

[JokerOfFate]

"They called us 'Bird ShXt' cause we fell from the sky."
lol

I heard they were pro being "the most decorated of the Marine Corp"

[U777]

Also note that they needed to carry fresh water supply for whole their trip (sic!), while modern subs just "make" fresh water. Thist must have weighted additional tons.

I thought diesel subs had the same technology except they used waste heat from the engines vs steam.

Not sure youd have to look it up, carrying 'fresh' water wouldnt make sense, because in the conditions of the sub, which Id assume would be warm no matter what, especially traveling under water, Id figure that 'fresh' water that was 'stored away from the beginning' after even a few weeks would stagnant and become undrinkable. Hmmm. something to look into no doubt

[Schöneboom]

Re the fresh water, U-boats had distilling units aboard to make water for drinking and for the batteries. Total storage capacity for potable water: 4070 liters (on a Type IXC)

About the food itself, I would factor in waste and spoilage (esp. bread and produce) and the weight of containers. Also, if the Kriegsmarine operated like other services in wartime, people might have requisitioned more food than they actually used on board, making the remainder "disappear" afterwards, for the benefit of their families. Given the increasing hardships back home, I would be surprised if this wasn't common practice later in the war.