I thought that was really deep.
During her 136 days absence...
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During WWII U-196 made a 225 day wartime patrol.
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.
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...
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.
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.
My old outfit from the early/mid '80s. Base was Kiel then, though.
Every crew of every Ohio Class submarine laughs at the thought of such a short stint underwater.
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.
Clearly fake news"... There is no way sails could catch enough wind to move the sub while it is submerged... /s
Australian subs would call that distance a half deployment.
Hell, they have to travel 2500 nm just to leave territorial waters to go on overseas deployment. Then pick a couple of areas in northern asian waters, add in the return home... you're talking SSN levels of travel (n.b. we really need to stop with this non nuclear subs nonsense. Building diesel subs the size of nukes is just stupid).