i've been in that one as well

little bit of a submarine fanboy. i have a minor non-nazi fascination with Korvettenkapitän Günther Prien the "Bull of Scapa Flow". He took command of his own boat in 1937, and in 1939 he and U-47 became famous for his audacious sinking of the British battleship HMS Royal Oak in the heavily defended British Home Fleet main harbour at Scapa Flow on 14 October. Even Winston Churchill described it as "a remarkable feat of professional skill and daring". Prien was the first U-boat commander to win the Knights Cross. i have a brass U-47 clock in my office, i suspect it is not an original from the actual u-boat.

torpedos los.

Posted By: Tombs on March 27th 2025 at 19:41:45

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I mean, would you go on that thing? (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Mar 27, 10:40:49
- Nothing would make me go on a submarine (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 27, 12:48:49
  - I went on one at the weekend (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 27, 15:50:43
    - i've been in that one as well (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 27, 19:41:45
  - I’ve been on two! One was in about 1980, was currently in use but visiting the Tyne and (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Mar 27, 13:18:51
- I wouldn't get on anything Egyptian (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Mar 27, 12:29:53
  - Not even Cleopatra at her best? (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 27, 13:54:08
  - Pfft (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 27, 13:17:56
  - This chap is very knowledgeable (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Mar 27, 12:33:16
- Be a bit of a challenge to swim down to it (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Mar 27, 11:22:03
- Not a chance. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Mar 27, 11:10:24
- Aren’t submarines supposed to sink? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 27, 10:43:47
  - Ah yes, but also be able to surface. That one could only do half the job. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 27, 10:45:19
    - 50% discount on the ticket price (n/m) (General Chat) - footymadman, Mar 27, 11:18:07
      - Yep the marine part worked. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 27, 11:28:28
        
        No refunds (n/m) (General Chat) - footymadman, Mar 27, 14:53:29
        
        Be content with the old snorkelling I reckon! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 27, 14:54:40
        
        🤿 (n/m) (General Chat) - footymadman, Mar 27, 15:11:55
    - A definite flaw (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 27, 11:13:38

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