Inside a WWI U Boat (Pictures)

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By: Anonymous (not verified) - 24th April 2015 at 20:36 - Edited 10th April 2020 at 19:45

Some rare pictures of the inner workings of a U Boat. This looks far more complicated than an aircraft.

From Yahoo Business / Business Insider http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rare-glance-heart-wwi-german-113824742.html

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By: TonyT - 24th April 2015 at 21:05 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Anymore valves and they could have dispensed with the pipe work .

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By: Mike meteor - 25th April 2015 at 11:55 - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

They really do have to know their stuff, these submariners. One false move with all those valves and it was straight to the bottom. A high proportion of submarine accidents are down to mishandling those controls.
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