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> Those boats were designed to go on three-month patrols. From a purely practical perspective - where did they find room to stow an additional three months wor
by hotsauceror 3y ago
> Those boats were designed to go on three-month patrols.
From a purely practical perspective - where did they find room to stow an additional three months worth of rations and supplies? Submarines are not exactly renowned for their spaciousness.
- defrost 3y agoThe craft and its crew are believed to have spent 195 days on patrol, the vast majority of it submerged. Many allege that this sets a record for the longest known patrol by a Royal Navy submarine. Nothing there prohibits the sub surfacing to resupply at sea from another Navy vessel.