PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agoAerial view of a beached U-Boat in the UK, WW1, 1919media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down10
arrow-up1168arrow-down1imageAerial view of a beached U-Boat in the UK, WW1, 1919media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareMaruki_HurakamilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoI might be misremembering, but I thought U-boats were known for speed and maneuverability. So I thought they’d be smaller for sure.
minus-squareEverythingispenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoNot really that U-boat had a surface speed of 14kn and a submerged speed of 7km. Think of them more of ambush than quick strike.
minus-squareMaruki_HurakamilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoThat makes sense! Thanks for clarifying that.
I might be misremembering, but I thought U-boats were known for speed and maneuverability. So I thought they’d be smaller for sure.
Not really that U-boat had a surface speed of 14kn and a submerged speed of 7km. Think of them more of ambush than quick strike.
That makes sense! Thanks for clarifying that.