Originally Posted by blupupher
Originally Posted by Yah-Tah-Hey
How did Jones survive the submarine voyage? Never made sense to me.
WW I/ early WW II subs rarely ran completely submerged. Probably ran at periscope depth the entire way to be able to run on diesel engines. .
Just checked online, he tied himself to the periscope with his whip. They ran the voyage at scope depth.
Originally Posted by Yah-Tah-Hey
How did Jones survive the submarine voyage? Never made sense to me.
WW I/ early WW II subs rarely ran completely submerged. Probably ran at periscope depth the entire way to be able to run on diesel engines. .
Just checked online, he tied himself to the periscope with his whip. They ran the voyage at scope depth.
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