Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] U 26 for sale

["D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Carsten Standfuß <MerlinSub@t-online.de>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] U 26 for sale


>Hi,
>
>pictures here - http://www.deutschemarine.de/nindex.html

Thanks for the link Carsten.

>But I get the information that the propeller was removed,
>Main generator and diesel are uncomplete and last but not
>least the main battery (100 t / 5000 Kwh) is at 0 volt
>and each zell was destroyed by the navy by "close circurit".

Thieves and saboteurs!


>Before the sub leave europe you have also to destroy
>all main electric wires, the internal torpedotubes hatches,
>the electric main-drive-engine-anchor-wires etc.

Dammit!

>This sub will never dive again -( maybe one time will work - one way)
>or you have to spend some million Dollars to repair it. I forgot -

And what else could be worse?

>before leaving the navy control (europe) the internall walls of dive-
>and regulator tanks has to be remove..

Double-Dammit!!

>So the two only things you can do with this small military sub
>is : Display it as museum or scrapp it.

Hmm....might make a great haus boot, or a dockside tavern with a military
theme.  Tell me they leave alone the periscope to spy on the female
tourists!

>Seems our navy do not like Private Military Subs..

No offense intended Carsten, but your Navy are kill joys!!

>Carsten
>
>
>"D. Blake" schrieb:
>>
>> Carsten:
>> Do you have any line drawings of this type sub that details the
compartments
>> and such?  If so, I sure would like a look at them, by direct email of
>> course.  Or maybe do you know of a website that has these drawings?
>> D.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Suds <paul_suds@hotmail.com>
>> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>> Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 8:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] U 26 for sale
>>
>> >Hey Carsten, I want that U26 and I want it now!! Hehehe, just kidding. I
>> >guess I can wait a few weeks until they unload the torpedoes :) How much
is
>> >this thing going to cost? Can we get some of the original crew to bring
it
>> >to the US or at least to the Caribbean? Finally, what has been done to
it,
>> >and is it still operable? OK, so I ask a lot of questions. Since you can
>> >interpret, put yourself down for a percent or two. If you can find more
>> >details, please do so. I've talked to my ex navy nuke submarine buddies
at
>> >work, and they think that if people are willing to take a ride on a Mig
>> >pre-29 for $10,000, that people would line up to crew an ex-military sub
>> for
>> >$1500 a week with no problem, especially if you do it in the sunny
>> >caribbean. Hey, as long as the bilge pumps can pump faster than the
leaks,
>> >consider it operable (just kidding).
>> >Suds
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