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Silent Hunter
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I was reading about the snorkel in Blair's book. Most crews did not like it. The boat was basicilly deaf and blind while it was in use. The noise and vibration of the diesel made the hydrophone and periscope impossible to use. In practice, most boats would only turn it on for 4 hours a day to recharge batteries and then switch to electric motors the rest of the day.
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