Could This be an S Class - could yhis be an S class

[rustysub]

I was looking over some of these derelicts on the internet, I noticied that this Submarine believed to be a British P665, may be mistaken for a WWI American S class, I say this because if you see the remains of the deck frames and the tell tale indentation of were the deck fairing once was for the deck gun platform is a strong indication of an S boat, also the horizantal beam blister on the lower hull, and the tower looks to much like an early Amerincan S Class tower with that slice inward on the front. If it is an S boat it maybe the only one not on the bottom of the ocean, You guys think its an S class?

http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~cyberheritage/tech/hull.jpg

http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~cyberheritage/tech/fin.jpg

http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~cyberheritage/tech/ster.jpg

http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~cyberheritage/tech/

[boatbuilder1]

the first one rusty I

the first one rusty I will call it is actually a British P class

I will check on the remaining

[anonymous]

The last URL image (left)

The last URL image (left) of the conning tower is a British 'S' class ...the former French Sultane (S614) (ex - UK HMS Statesman - British S class). Good color reference photo forensically.

The first and second images I beg to disagree. The graceful curve of the casing break line and the deck gun hard point forward of the conning tower, it looks unmistakable.... an American S class! Amazing! The British used several of these boats (lend/lease)? Poor beasts! Dinosaurs.

Steve Reichmuth



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[rustysub]

Thank you for the responce

Thank you for the responce fellows. It would make for an interesting restoration for a billionaire (That cancels me out,I could only go 1/72 scale ), LOL. But most likely this pictures are so old that it might not even exist anymore. I don't believe there are any S class left except for the sunk ones. I totally agree with Steve,I think this was a lend lease left over American S boat, The P tower is just laying next to it from some other poor decapitated sub. Come on UK, Give it back,

Mario Grima

[robert]

Thank you for posting those

Thank you for posting those pictures. As a newbie I found the pictures showing the conning tower pressure hull and the 'hatch' pressure hull to be most enligtening in how subs are built. Only last week I was wondering how the internals of the sails were outfitted since in movies at least they appeared to be dry.