Very cool! My father served on the KNM Kobben around 1980. He is over 2 meters tall, but he didn't have any problems with the space onboard. But he did say that if you were taller than 150 cm, you had to walk backwards into the toilet :) He also say, like you, that the submariners ate better food than most. The food was very important for morale, when being underwater for a long time. He reckons the most he spent was 14 days without daylight. When he served they had 6 hour shifts. They were also of course, hot-bedding, but they luckily had their own sleeping bags :) He was a diesel mechanic, and they had a lot of different stations, depending on what the submarine was doing. From handling the engines, to steering and doing the ballast balancing. He gave me a tour of KNM Utstein which is at the naval museum in Horten, Norway. I made a video of it, but haven't listed it atm.
Thank you very much. I was a little concerned the pace was too high 🙂 Thanks for noticing the background audio - it's one of the things that take a great deal of time to get right. What you can hear is actually recordings of the crews on that submarine. They are also used as background sound on the sub itself during tours.
I kinda want to see more about that torpedo reloading process. Which seams very inefficient and and overly complicated, instead of just making the tubes muzzle loaded
There are pictures showing more at the museum 🙂 Keep in mind that only the 2 top tubes were possible to get out of the water. The remaining 6 would be under water. Only other option was a more traditional top deck loading system
How much exactly would they remove? Looks like mostly the tables need to go. Beds seem to be able to be folded against outer and middle walls and the NCO mess forward wooden wall has hinges. With the longitudinal middle wall being fixed, torpedoes cannot be moved from left to right anyway, so loading one side at a time allows you to store footlockers and other loose items on the other side. Storing stuff on the deck in rough seas is in no way practical.
@@BecksHobbyProductions I just discovered your Channel 2 days ago, and i am deeply into submarines, you film and edit very good material, quality over quantity and Ill be expecting more of your content. BEST wishes from Spain
@@antonioestevesala1782 Thank you very much :) But be patient as I only produce around one piece every year :). If you are ever in Copenhagen, go visit the submarine there. I am also a tour guide there.
At 10:24 there are instrument gauges on the left and then some apparatus with what appears to be a bunch of speakers or horns? What are those? Good video.
The focus was probably more on the Baltic sea and Denmarks position there. Also several land installations shows this ; Stevns fortet & Langelands fortet. They had East facing cannon positions and AA defenses etc. english.military-history-denmark.dk/?page_id=148 english.military-history-denmark.dk/?page_id=146
I have seen two of walk through submarines definitely different to Australia n O class submarines. I would highly recommend seeing O class submarines on display👍
If that O class is the one in Sydney, I have explored it many years ago. I remember it as being very crowded with real difficulty getting around in it.
i think the reason why they got fixed angle dive planes is they dont want a complex hydraulic system that could fail when diving. if the sub is diving and the planes jam it would force the sub to a deeper depth faster and could result in near or past crush depth. its just my guess...
@@andrewthomson some machinery on a sub is held in place by gravity other systems dont work upside down. if the sub is ever upside down it would be disabled and the ballast tanks dont work upside down lol.
@@wolfman3442 I got a few more details from the crew. The forward bowplanes were primarily used when the submarine was near the surface (can't remember the actual depth). And you are correct, diveplanes are not the primary tool to dive a submarine - it's the ballast tanks. The stern diveplanes were used to help stay at a certain depth because it's impossible to obtain 100% neutral boyancy
I was thinking that countries that construct and use non nuclear subs could possibly replace the diesel motors with fuel cells powered by hydrogen. They would generate electricity to run the sub's motors and charge a bank of batteries that would be for emergency use. The fuel cells would create drinkable water as the by product. And hydrogen could be replenished by electrolyzing salt water. This a simplification to it's basics but it would be worth looking in to,
The current German designs use a combination of Diesel electric and Hydrogen fuel cells. The Swedish use a combination of Diesel electric and a Sterling engine burning diesel combined with liquid O2
Really great to see how other countries designed subs through the years! Excellent walkthrough and commentary! Submarines are awesome o7
Thanks for the kind comment 😊
Very cool!
My father served on the KNM Kobben around 1980. He is over 2 meters tall, but he didn't have any problems with the space onboard. But he did say that if you were taller than 150 cm, you had to walk backwards into the toilet :) He also say, like you, that the submariners ate better food than most. The food was very important for morale, when being underwater for a long time. He reckons the most he spent was 14 days without daylight. When he served they had 6 hour shifts. They were also of course, hot-bedding, but they luckily had their own sleeping bags :)
He was a diesel mechanic, and they had a lot of different stations, depending on what the submarine was doing. From handling the engines, to steering and doing the ballast balancing.
He gave me a tour of KNM Utstein which is at the naval museum in Horten, Norway. I made a video of it, but haven't listed it atm.
Nice video. Going to see the boat tomorrow.
Enjoy 👍
In comparison to the Tango Class Video everything seems to look less cluttered and more modern. Although the Type 207 is an older class.
Good point. To be honest, I don't know why that is. Maybe the Soviet designers were less concerned with appearance. If it worked, it worked.
These were refitted several times during their careers.
Great walk-through! Your pace is perfect, and the background sounds really add to the experience.
Thank you very much. I was a little concerned the pace was too high 🙂
Thanks for noticing the background audio - it's one of the things that take a great deal of time to get right. What you can hear is actually recordings of the crews on that submarine. They are also used as background sound on the sub itself during tours.
This looks almost 3D-360!
Fascinating walkthrough for anyone fascinated with submarines!
Thanks for the kind comment. Glad you liked it 🙂
Wow that is a confined space!😮
No personal space..
Wow what a Misérables place to be. Thank you for sharing.
The crew really liked it. Some would prefer this over larger surface vessels
As usual, great content! I love watching your channel grow!
Thank you, kind returning viewer :)
Great walk through and commentary as well. Thank you
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Really cool walk through and collection. Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed this! 😊
I kinda want to see more about that torpedo reloading process. Which seams very inefficient and and overly complicated, instead of just making the tubes muzzle loaded
There are pictures showing more at the museum 🙂 Keep in mind that only the 2 top tubes were possible to get out of the water. The remaining 6 would be under water. Only other option was a more traditional top deck loading system
How much exactly would they remove? Looks like mostly the tables need to go. Beds seem to be able to be folded against outer and middle walls and the NCO mess forward wooden wall has hinges. With the longitudinal middle wall being fixed, torpedoes cannot be moved from left to right anyway, so loading one side at a time allows you to store footlockers and other loose items on the other side. Storing stuff on the deck in rough seas is in no way practical.
Seriously, your videos are top notch! LOVE your style
That is very kind of you to say. I do my best to put out some good content. I don't produce much, but do try to make it count.
@@BecksHobbyProductions I just discovered your Channel 2 days ago, and i am deeply into submarines, you film and edit very good material, quality over quantity and Ill be expecting more of your content. BEST wishes from Spain
@@antonioestevesala1782 Thank you very much :) But be patient as I only produce around one piece every year :).
If you are ever in Copenhagen, go visit the submarine there. I am also a tour guide there.
@@BecksHobbyProductions A very close friend of mine lives there so, I'll keep it in mind!
At 10:24 there are instrument gauges on the left and then some apparatus with what appears to be a bunch of speakers or horns? What are those? Good video.
If I understand your directions correctly, those are all the handles and dials for the trim and dive tanks - that entire corner is dedicated to this.
@@BecksHobbyProductions Ah, gotcha. Was watching one a mobile phone and couldn't make out that they were valves. Thanks for clearing that up.
@@forindooruseonly646 my pleasure - glad you enjoyed the video :)
Very good tour
Thank you 😊
Tak for turen, det var fedt. 🇩🇰
Selv tak 😊
I've never understood why Denmark has not established av submarine/navy base on the east coast of Greenland or in the Faroe Islands.
The focus was probably more on the Baltic sea and Denmarks position there.
Also several land installations shows this ; Stevns fortet & Langelands fortet. They had East facing cannon positions and AA defenses etc.
english.military-history-denmark.dk/?page_id=148
english.military-history-denmark.dk/?page_id=146
Thanks for the awesome tour my friend.....
Old F-4 II Pilot Shoe🇺🇸
I have seen two of walk through submarines definitely different to Australia n O class submarines. I would highly recommend seeing O class submarines on display👍
There is one in north Germany - a reasonable distance from where I leave. It's on my ever growing list of submarines to visit
If that O class is the one in Sydney, I have explored it many years ago. I remember it as being very crowded with real difficulty getting around in it.
Nice. Thank you!
Thanks for watching! :)
love these walkthroughs, I highly recommend a visit to the French Nuclear Sub Redoutable. its moored up at Cite De la Mer Cherbourg.
Thanks! I have that on my list! Would like to combine it with some kind of material about the U-boat pens 😊
Wonderful job here. Thank you. Subbed.
Thank you again 👍
i think the reason why they got fixed angle dive planes is they dont want a complex hydraulic system that could fail when diving. if the sub is diving and the planes jam it would force the sub to a deeper depth faster and could result in near or past crush depth. its just my guess...
That is a good guess. Maybe the sub has a mechanical solution to extend/retract that you would not have on a traditional design.
It's so they can extend both simultaneously to perform a tactical barrel roll.
@@andrewthomson some machinery on a sub is held in place by gravity other systems dont work upside down. if the sub is ever upside down it would be disabled and the ballast tanks dont work upside down lol.
Very true.
@@wolfman3442 I got a few more details from the crew. The forward bowplanes were primarily used when the submarine was near the surface (can't remember the actual depth). And you are correct, diveplanes are not the primary tool to dive a submarine - it's the ballast tanks. The stern diveplanes were used to help stay at a certain depth because it's impossible to obtain 100% neutral boyancy
Great submarine! You should definitely go to Den Helder to make a tour on the Dutch submarine Hr. Ms. Tonijn. It has a 3 hull design.
Thanks! Added to my ever growing list 😊
I wonder how many head injuries they would have avery where you turn there is a sharp angle to smack your head on.
Surprisingly it's not a problem. I must have guided 300 people and all heads were intact 😊
Neat vid. Thanks
Thanks for watching - glad you liked it.
Good job
Thanks for watching :)
I think I saw a sacrificial anode
Por fuera parece una especie de Frankestein lleno de remiendos fabricado en un desguace, pero por dentro es bastante moderno 😂 👍👍
I was thinking that countries that construct and use non nuclear subs could possibly replace the diesel motors with fuel cells powered by hydrogen. They would generate electricity to run the sub's motors and charge a bank of batteries that would be for emergency use. The fuel cells would create drinkable water as the by product. And hydrogen could be replenished by electrolyzing salt water. This a simplification to it's basics but it would be worth looking in to,
The current German designs use a combination of Diesel electric and Hydrogen fuel cells. The Swedish use a combination of Diesel electric and a Sterling engine burning diesel combined with liquid O2
@@BecksHobbyProductions That's pretty neat. There are many applications that fuel cells can be used for.
awesome
Thanks for watching 👍
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Back then every one on board smoked too
Yup 😊
I had to stop at picture of wife & kids in the captains cabin
Yup -a great guy 😊
@@BecksHobbyProductions it's a shame that human nature condemns humans to live and die away from their families, etc.
Not for the claustrophobic...
Indeed 😊