Posted on 06/05/2019 7:35:24 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
The German Navy submarine U36, an U-212A class submarine displacing 1,800 tonnes submerged, returns to her homeport on Friday, after an 8,800 nautical mile cruise during which she sailed 5,000 nautical miles while submerged. (GE Navy photo)
ECKERNFÖRDE, Germany --- Submarine U36 returns to her home port of Eckernförde on Friday, June 7, at 10:00 am from a sea voyage of about five months. During her 136 days absence, the Delta crew participated in several international exercises.
The joint training sessions over the past five months have further strengthened German-Norwegian cooperation. At all levels there was a lively exchange between German and Norwegian soldiers. "The decision to support U36 for the entire period was a complete success, and our cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Navy has further intensified, adding another milestone to the acquisition of new submarines," said Fregattenkapitän (Cmdr.) Timo Cordes (43), Commander 1. Uboot Squadron.
In the British exercise "Joint Warrior," U36 sailed for three weeks without a break and also completed the naval parts of the commander's course. After the maneuver, the crew at FOST ("Flag Officer Sea Training") off Plymouth (England) supported the training of the British Navy.
Afterwards the boat went to the Bay of Biscay to train with the French Navy on submarine hunts, including helicopter missions. At the beginning of May, the Delta crew entered the base of the Royal Norwegian Navy’s main base in Haakonsvern to prepare for the upcoming torpedo firing section. This simulated several torpedo attacks and over a dozen practice torpedoes were launched.
"During our time we have been able to intensify the German - Norwegian co - operation. The Royal Norwegian Navy has received us very well into the submarine community," says the commander of U36, Korvettenkapitan (Lt. Cdr.) Michael Rudat (38). "Bergen has become a second home port for my crew and me," Rudat continued.
Eleven other nations participated in the exercises: Norway, Great Britain, France, Australia, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Turkey, Poland, the USA and the Netherlands. Overall, the submarine U36 has sailed about 8,800 nautical miles (about 40% of the distance around the globe), of which about 5,000 submerged.
Well.....except for those miles they spent snorkeling to recharge their batteries....like saying someone is underwater while their head bobs out above the surface...
“Did anyone bother to check the weather conditions during their operations? I would suspect that a submarine is more prone to the effects of surface waves bouncing and rolling them around and stay submerged to avoid those.”
Modern subs are designed to operate efficiently totally submerged. They are not good surface ships. I know some crew who had to shuttle one quite a distance to be dismantled. It had been extensively sourced for parts and was not submergeable. A couple said they’d never been so sea sick in their life.
Jet lag, f'rinstance.
At the age of 71, it took me about 8 days to fully recover from the thirteen hour, Beijing to New York flight (returning from the Philippines)
So I wonder ..... Do submariners have any tales about emerging into a world designed by the 1960's album artists after being confined for many weeks ?
Triton SSN 586 circumnavigated the world in 1960.
Das Boot, Stalingrad and Downfall are three of my favorite German produced/directed war movies, too.
Watching them with the original soundtrack (with English captions) seems to add to the experience.
The world will never be the same since all those “Hitler learns that...” vids hit youtube.
“Hitler on helium and slowed down” is a favorite.
No big deal and not close to a record.
Mar 15, 1983 · The longest submerged and unsupported patrol made public is 111 days (57,085 km 30,804 nautical miles) by HM Submarine Warspite (Cdr J. G. F. Cooke RN) in the South Atlantic from 25 November 1982 to 15 March 1983.
Back when the Brits still had their shot*t together.
Thanks, that’s what I figured
Attack?
My old outfit from the early/mid '80s. Base was Kiel then, though.
"Then it will be your honor to give your life for the Fatherland."
Claustrophobic doesn't even begin to describe it. Imagine spending 90 days inside a steel tube about 100ft long and the size of an 8 ft high hallway. Unbelievable.
The loss rate for the U-boat Command was what? - about 80%.
Every crew of every Ohio Class submarine laughs at the thought of such a short stint underwater.
Don’t forget that the German shipyards would love to sell these AIP boats to people who don’t like America very much. This press release reads like a commercial advertisement.
You forgot to mention that it sails around the world without surfacing once!
“The only witness to Triton in the Pacific was a 19-year-old fisherman, Rufino Baning, who was fishing in Magellan Bay when he saw a “gleaming mysterious eye” staring at him that then sank out of view, only to reappear. Beach had photographed the fisherman through the sub’s periscope.”
"Triton will be remembered for her round-the-world voyage that retraced the course of Ferdinand Magellan, who would have been the first person to completely circle the globe had he not met his untimely end at Mactan Island in the Philippines. The sub got under way from her homeport of New London, Conn., on what was supposed to have been a shakedown cruise in February 1960. The crew was told to be prepared to stay out a little longer than usual, but that underway period ended up as a record-breaking voyage. Triton officially started and ended her circumnavigation at Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks, a small group of rocky islets in the Atlantic that are part of Brazil."
My high school Chemistry and Physics teacher was a retired submarine skipper. After WWII he helped refit German Type XXII U-Boats for service in the US Navy. He said the type XXII was the best sub he ever skippered, an real submarine. Those stayed in out fleet until the nuclear fleet supplanted them.
We need to check if any cargo ships went missing during the U-boat’s cruise, so it can be credited/blamed for sinking them.
Hey, self, that was a type XXI submarine. Those Roman letter just kept on bouncing.
Some of the dumbest people make their living writing history and science articles.
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