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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] the purpose of sails

To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] the purpose of sails
From: "Nero Wolfe" <wolfe19@megsinet.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 21:24:25 -0500
In-Reply-To: <F594uzHNjdND2nTe1CI000023fb@hotmail.com>
References: <F594uzHNjdND2nTe1CI000023fb@hotmail.com>

It's a keel, for subarines.  It provides a pivot point, and a change of center of force.  it also provides a place to put masts and periscopes.  And, forced surfacing in a storm is always a very real possiability, imagine a fire on board.

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>On 9/20/2001 at 6:38 PM Mad Pirate Shin wrote:
>for the life of me, i cannot imagine a reason for a nuclear powered
>war-sub to need such  a large sail.  The current day nuclear subs wouldn't
>really be too concerned with a forced surfacing under a storm.  So why not
>lose the sail in favor of a sleeker profile?
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>                   Shin
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