PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-29 months agoAerial view of a beached U-Boat in the UK, WW1, 1919media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down10
arrow-up1152arrow-down1imageAerial view of a beached U-Boat in the UK, WW1, 1919media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-29 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareMaruki_Hurakami@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·9 months agoThis picture really puts in perspective just how big these were.
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 months agoRight? I always think of submarines as small and cramped, and while they are certainly cramped, they’re not generally small. Lot of machinery goes into those beasts.
minus-squareMaruki_Hurakami@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoI might be misremembering, but I thought U-boats were known for speed and maneuverability. So I thought they’d be smaller for sure.
This picture really puts in perspective just how big these were.
Right? I always think of submarines as small and cramped, and while they are certainly cramped, they’re not generally small. Lot of machinery goes into those beasts.
I might be misremembering, but I thought U-boats were known for speed and maneuverability. So I thought they’d be smaller for sure.
Are. Still.