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At random: Coronation ceremonies of Emperor Alexander II of Russia in 1855 were enlivened by a submarine concert. Wilhelm Bauer, a Bavarian inventor, took three musicians under the waters of Kronstadt Harbor in a submarine he had built, where they played appropriate music during the coronation. The music was distinctly heard on the surface.

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Pedro

Posted 2017-09-04 5:46 PM (#84937)

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Subject: Cold War Boat

This article is pretty dated but then again, so was the Cold War. For once a journalist has written it up quite well without any of the usual cock-ups they normally make when writing about stuff they are not familiar with.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25019489

Pedro

Ric

Posted 2017-09-04 9:44 PM (#84938 - in reply to #84937)

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Subject: RE: Cold War Boat

Thanks Pedro. Great story.

rover177

Posted 2017-09-05 2:34 PM (#84955 - in reply to #84937)

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Subject: RE: Cold War Boat

Mostly correct but unless "passengers" were carried, each member had an own bunk. Some passengers could be bunked in the fore-ends without causing much disruption to the torpedo load. Just required some fish in the tubes - normal case anyway.

Didn't notice the smell until the boat 'opened up' to clean air. All in it together and smelt together. Cold water was better than the tropics; bilges stayed cold and relatively smell free compared to the smell when the seawater is 85 F. Bacteria fester so much better when they are warm.

Holland Club

Posted 2017-09-05 4:05 PM (#84958 - in reply to #84937)

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Subject: RE: Cold War Boat

Yep. Nothing to dispute there. Thanks for posting Pedro.

Ron

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