Britain Reveals Diving Canoe (Mar, 1947)
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Mar, 1947
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Mar, 1947
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Britain Reveals Diving Canoe
Called the world’s smallest submarine, this one-man craft is no bigger than a canoe. Britain built it secretly for wartime attacks on shipping in enemy harbors. PTs or regular subs took it to vicinity of target.
Known as the Sleeping Beauty and built for the unsuccessful raid on Singapore Harbor
Comment by Tim Tracy — July 15, 2008 @ 10:33 pm
The frogman operating this device would be strapped in for 10 hours.His body was fitted into a full rubber suit and rebreather.I suspect the operator prepared in this way could become frigid with the deep pain of being immersed in ice water for such a long period.I have personally participated in a experiment where I was fitted into a rubber suit and RG-UFM rebreather.I was entered into a tank filled with freezing iced water and was removed for recovery after 3 hours forced immersion.At that stage my fully rubbered body was frigid and I was almost unconscious.
Comment by warren smith — August 29, 2008 @ 5:10 pm