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Re: hello all

HI Charlie,

The Seehund was a German design not Japanese.

The British, Italians, Germans and Japanese all had small subs in WWII.
Read the book Underwater Warriors by Paul Kemp if you are interested in
the details.

Regards,
Ray

> Went to the New Jersey Naval Museum (6 miles from my house and it's my
> first time - figure that out) today and saw the Japanse Seehund.  It's a
> two man sub.  Pretty neat!  Hull was only 1/8" and ribs were only 1"
> rings.  No stiffiners on the ribs.  I couldn't get the tour guide to
> tell me the max. depth.  (shallow)  But it was still neat to see.  Also,
> walked through the USS Ling.  That's a big sub. (well, not really) 
> 
> They are going to put some inside shots of the sub on there web page
> pretty soon. http://www.njnm.com/frames.htm
> 
> Charlie