[Hot Tabasco]

23 men can actually fit in that thing? How?

[Red Badger]

People were smaller then........................

[Rurudyne]

If you look at the photo you may notice how perspective between foreground and background is compressed, evidence that at least a medium telephoto lens may have been used to take the picture. That will, from that angle, make the boat look smaller.

/photonerd

[mabarker1]

“This is the Captain speaking, All hands lay on Your side, exhale and hold it! That is an Order. That is All.”

[davidb56]

you cannot see the rest of the boat below the waterline, which is about 75% more. and at least double the beam (width)

[oldvirginian]

And think how they lived.
No modern kitchen, limited fresh water for drinking and none for bathing, wear the same clothes day after day until they stood upright on their own, willing to sell your soul for ten minutes top side just to get fresh air.
They were appropriately called pig boats.

[Fido969]

This is a picture of the model UB-II, which was the type of sub found:

[Tijeras_Slim]

23 men can actually fit in that thing? How?

Old submariner secret... NSFW. ;)