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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Group support...or is that "Support Group"?
Mark, the best sources are: (Contains also the GAP)
Die Seehunde, Klaus Mattes
Mittler 1995 ISBN 3-8132-0484-7
Midget Submarines of the Second World War
Paul Kemp, Chatham publishing
ISBN 1 - 86176 042 6
Comes with a GAP of a Seehund and a X-craft
This guy makes really good copy drawings of the original :
(Biber, X-craft, Holland etc.)
http://www.john-lambert-plans.com/
I have the X-craft from him and there are really nicely.
regards Carsten
Mark Steed schrieb:
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> After digesting everything from yesterday and studying about all this, my vote is with the Seehund. With a design such as it, I can actually picture myself with a PSub someday. I have a very long way to go to even begin such a project but this is the path I will take. Doug, I may take you up on your great and ever present generosity. I speak pretty good German too. Thanks-and best regards- Mark-Psubs SOFLOT ARDRON (Mike-I love the acronyms!)
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> Mark E. Steed
> Arkansas State University Museum
> 110 Cooley Drive,PO Box#490
> State University, AR 72467-0490
> USA
> Tel#(870)972-2074 Fax#(870)972-2793
> Email: plutomark@mail.astate.edu
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> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: SeaLordOne@aol.com
> Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 11:31:14 EST
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> >Dewey,
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> >Why the biber? Biber was one of the most poorly designed midget subs of
> >WWII, as I recall. Sea keeping was poor, visibility was non-existent, few made it
> >back to port because of suffication and operational limitations, and it had
> >no depth keeping functionality. If you dived, you simply sunk all the way to
> >the bottom. There was no way to hold depth.
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> >I assume you will redesign the hull and internal structures, and replace the
> >gas engine with diesel? While they did not perform well, they did look pretty
> >cool! I would certainly be willing to share my sources (some in German) with
> >you, if that is what you want to do. Ever consider a Seehund? That was a
> >very well designed boat. I could get into that project. Any other opinions out
> >there?
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> >Doug Farrow
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