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O.A Fisher's bio
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There were different sized U-boats so the dimensions varied. There is a website that has the dimensions of all U-boats from the very first commissioned one prior to WW1 to today. The link to the site is at the bottom. The page has photos, stats on all the boats and commanders and more. But... here is the dimensions of a WW1 U-boat type U1 commissioned around 1906 Displacement: (in tons) 238 (surface or sf) 283 (submerged or sm) (total) Length: (m) 42,39 oa (oa = overall) 32,50 (pH) pH is pressure on the hull Beam: (m) 3,75 oa 2,80 pH Draught: (draft) 3,17 m (metres) Height: 6,35 m Power: (hp) 400 (sf) 400 (sm) Speed: (knots) 10,8 (sf) 8,7 (sm) Range: (miles / knots) 1500/10 (sf) 50/5 (sm) Torpedoes: 3 1/0 (bow / stern tubes) Mines: No mines carried Deck gun: No deck gun Crew: 22 men Max depth: ca. 30 m (98 feet) Compare that to a WW2 U-boat commissioned in 1939 type VIIC Displacement: (tons)769 (sf) 871 (sm) 1070 (total) Length: (m) 67,10 oa 50,50 pH Beam: (m) 6,20 oa 4,70 pH Draught: (draft) 4,74 m Height: 9,60 m Power: (hp) 3200 (sf) 750 (sm) Speed (knots) 17,7 (sf) 7,6 (sm) Range: (miles / knots) 8500/10 (sf) 80/4 (sm) Torpedoes: 14 4/1 (bow / stern tubes) Mines: 26 TMA Deck gun: 88/45 220 rounds Crew: 44-52 men Max depth: ca. 220 m (722 feet)
he was a mean person who lived with mean people in a mean castle on a mean hill in a mean country in a mean continent in a mean world in a mean solar system in a mean galaxy in a mean universe in a mean dimension
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