Diving Depths - U-Boats and FleetBoats

Ducimus · 04-30-07, 04:00 PM

Thickness and grade of steel used on the pressure hull most certainly effected crush depth.

Without having design planes in front of me, im guessing that size of the boat, (larger the boat, the more water it displaces, the greater the pressure per square inch on the hull as a whole? ) and the structural arrangement/placment of the ribs and supportiing skeletal members also would make a difference.

04-30-07, 04:00 PM	#9
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Thickness and grade of steel used on the pressure hull most certainly effected crush depth. Without having design planes in front of me, im guessing that size of the boat, (larger the boat, the more water it displaces, the greater the pressure per square inch on the hull as a whole? ) and the structural arrangement/placment of the ribs and supportiing skeletal members also would make a difference.