Why did Germany declare unrestricted submarine warfare two sparate times?
Problems in restricted sinkings: 1. Takes too long to make the kill. 2. Submarine has to stay in one location & surfaced in one location too long. 3. Survivors abandoning vessel to be sunk present a problem; life-boats, food, sick and injured, etc. 4. Extended time on station (see #1) allows allies more time to locate, target, and destroy submarine. Benefits of UN-Restricted sinkings: 1. Saves submarine and crew from attack and being sunk. 2. Allows higher kills at sea, at minimal threat to submarine and crews.
What is the difference between a submersible and a submarine?
well submersible is for exploring the water as a submarine is a war machine use well in wars
What was the first submarine to navigate under the Arctic ice?
The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the first submarine to go to the north pole by navigating under the Arctic ise.
Did a German submarine fleet surrender to Derry City Ireland at the end of World War 2?
Yes, 19 German Submarines surrendered at Derry in May 1945. They were taken out to sea & sunk. They remain there to this day. There is a plan to refloat one.
Which is the best carbon dioxide absorber in submarines?
There are several Co2 Removers used in the worlds submarines. But I would say the best is the TSMA or Temperature Swing Molecular Adsorber..... Note it is Adsorber, not Absorber.
Try this link
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/catc/dir1/fzeolite.pdf
KAK is the military separation code for "Expiration of Term of Service". Note that the military separation codes are subject to change, and that the military no longer releases the meaning of the codes to the general public. This was the meaning prior to the information ban.
Is the acronym HMS on US submarines?
Nope - "HMS" stands for "Her Majesty's Ship" (or His, depending on the ruler of the moment), and U.S. submarines, like all U.S. Navy commissioned warships, use "USS", or "United States Ship".
"HMS" is only used on ships or submarines within the realm of British Monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II), primarily used by the British Royal Navy. It would also include navies from any country her realm, though they add their own country abbreviation within the acronym. Countries that include the acronym that have submarines are:
Canada: Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) - Royal Canadian Navy
Australia: Her Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) - Royal Australian Navy
Was there ever a steam powered submarine?
The answer is yes, but it might not be what you think. The early application of steam power to do work saw its use in a wide variety of vehicles, both on land (cars, trains, etc.) and on water (steamships). Steam generation requires a heat source, and in all the early applications of steam, some form of combustion was employed to boil the water. We had to burn something. That meant using air, or at least the oxygen in it. The submarine, which had long been dreamed about, had crept along in its development. But it always used human power (or springs or something else quirky) to drive it under water. Some early attempts were made at employing electric motors with batteries, and later on that finally became the key to building a "real" u-boat. Designers added an internal combustion motor that drove a generator, and they also added a big bank of batteries. The "modern" submarine began service. These submarines had to surface to charge batteries, but could run quite a few hours submerged. They had limitations, but were an extraordinarily effective weapon in World War II. (There are a lot of articles about that.) World War 2 ended on a note that saw the entrance of applied atomic energy. The use of a nuclear reactor as a heat source for powering a submarine, which had already been envisioned, was realized by designers and engineers, and then built. The submarine was given a nuclear reactor, the primary useful product of which is heat, and the heat was used to generate steam. No air is required in that process. Almost all of the new military submarines have a nuclear reactor, and it is used as a heat source. But they have "conventional" steam plants with steam driven turbines that power up the propeller (called a screw) and steam turbine generators that make electricity.
Are pink dolphins and submarines the same because they use the same sonar?
Though they both use SONAR (SOund Navigation And Ranging) to navigate, submarines and marine mammals that use sonar are both very different in how they use it.
Marine mammal sonar uses a much higher frequency than submarine active sonar systems transmit at. Also, submarines rarely use active sonar due to the fact it immediately gives away your location and range to an enemy. Marine mammals use their active sonar constantly to navigate through the water, communicate, and to find food, while passive sonar is the primary means of submarine navigation.
Dolphin sonar sounds like a fast clicking sound, with occasional high frequency "squeals", similar to a dog toy, though at a much higher frequency range. The frequency is high enough that it must be demodulated by special equipment to a lower frequency to really hear it. Usually when submarines go to periscope depth, dolphins set off the torpedo warning alarms since their frequency is at a similar range. As a former Submarine Sonarman, I can also say that it also drives you nuts, especially when there's a whole group of them around the boat.
What does the SSN abbreviation mean in the Navy?
All Navy vessels and aircraft have designations on them indicating their purpose, hull type (when applicable) and propulsion type, and in most cases, tactical use.
"SSN" is the hull abbreviation for a Nuclear Powered Fast-Attack Submarine. The letters read out as:
S - Submersible
S - Ship
N - Nuclear
Or, Submersible Ship, Nuclear.
For tactical examples, an SSBN is a Ballistic Missile Submarine; SSGN is a Cruise (Guided) Missile submarine.
How much does it cost to build a nuclear submarine?
Current-generation U.S. nuclear submarines are likely to cost around $2 billion each to construct (after including R&D costs).
Who had the most submarines during world war 2?
Germany was the only combatant of WWII without an aircraft carrier (they never finished their only carrier & if one doesn't count Italy & the Soviets). Consequently they had a weak navy. This being the case, the DKM had to concentrate on a strategy called "Guerre de Course", meaning fighting a sea war against merchant ships, sometimes referred to as "Commerce raiding." The best tool for this job was submarines. Germany had the most subs.
How do you say submarine in German?
"Unterseeboot" (literally, Undersea Boat) is the German word for submarine. It is often referred to be it's nickname, "U-Boat" in English.
Normally the hydrodynamic friction (movement through the water) is enough to slow down a boat as long as the screw is stopped. If we need to stop in a hurry we would ring up "all back emergency" on the engine order telegraph. That works quite well. I forgot to say that there are other reverse positions on the engine order telegraph: "all back 1/3," "all back 2/3" and "all back full" if my memory serves.
Each one added a new facet to the complexities of warfare. Machine guns gave infantrymen the ability to tote a massive amount of firepower and wreak horrendous casualties. Tanks resulted in a shift towards more mobile warfare, breaking the stalemate in the trenches. Submarines allowed blockaded navies like Germany to wreak havoc on the high seas and even the odds with nations which much larger surface navies. And airplanes brought warfare into the third dimesnion, bombing, fighting, scouting, and carrying.
Why was Willemstad such a target for German Submarines during World War 2?
Near South American oil fields.
When water fills a submarine's flotation tanks the overall density of the submarine will...?
The density will rise and submerge the submarine.
How are submarines constructed?
You have to build it to know how to construct it. Just carve it out of metal. It's very big and long. You need to ask your son to help you because at least two people are needed to build a submarine. It not waterproof though.
Why did U-boats sink unarmed allied ships such as the Lusitania?
Merchant vessels supplied Britain with goods that it needed to continue the war. The Germans felt that to do so made the merchant vessels legitimate targets. They published warnings of this in US newspapers prior to the attack on the Lusitania.
What was the name of the submarines during World War 1?
Submarines were sometimes referred to as submersibles.
Who was the first President to go underwater in a modern submarine?
It was President Jimmy Carter who served in the U.S. Navy, and aboard submarines. He was a crew member of the nuclear submarine SSN-575, the USS Seawolf.
How many people died in the Russian nuclear submarine accident in November 2008?
An article in my towns newspaper said that over 20 were killed.
The accident occurred when a fire-extinguishing system went into operation in error aboard the submarine, Dygalo said. He said the dead included sailors and shipbuilders. The submarine was heading back to shore on its own power, and 21 people injured in the accident were evacuated to a ship that was escorting the sub. There were 208 people total aboard the vessel.
How does the cabin of the submarine get pressurized?
"Pressure in the Boat" is the proper term, and it is closely monitored while underway submerged. A drop in pressure indicates a leak somewhere onboard.
Once all hatches are closed and dogged, overall internal pressure is increased slightly to determine if there is a good seal on all hatches prior to diving. Air is bled into the pressure hull as necessary to do this, though the pressure isn't that much. The pressure is monitored constantly.
In emergency flooding cases, a compartment can be pressurized with compressed air to halt incoming water (or force it out).
Over time, pressure will increase as air is bled into the boat, and when surfacing and opening a hatch for the first time, crew must be extremely careful as the pressure is strong enough to eject a person out of the hatchway. All hatches have dog latches that prevent the hatch from being just being opened, and if there's too much pressure, it'll prevent the hatch from being blown open. However, it won't prevent someone from being blown into the hatch if they're not careful.