It is because early submarines were carried between distant operations on the deck of a ship. The proper name for a vessel that can be carried on the deck of a ship is a boat.
R/Jay
From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Alan James
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 2:33 AM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] submarine trivia
It's not Das Boat, It's Das Boot & got its name from Admiral Ernst Otto von Diederich who served in the North German confederation, the Prussian navy & finally the German imperial navy. He was reportedly boarding a prototype U-boat when a wave swept over it filling his boot with water.
On taking it off he yelled out "Das Boot" & the name stuck as the nickname for the submarine.
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Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 4:27 PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] submarine trivia
To all:
Its time again for some submarine trivia...
Why is it that submarines are referred to as "boats"? Das Boat for instance...
Take a stab at this and guess if need be. You may find your not far off from the actual true answer. I will post the real answer to this question 24 hours from now. It should give you pause and cause one to think. Thinking is a good thing.
David Bartsch
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