Answers to Latest Submarine Mystery Questions

(notice postage stamped on picture side of postcards in those days)

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Background to Submarine Mystery Questions of the Week - can be found here 05/30/2010.

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Questions & Difficulty Levels (I-V):

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1) Was the sub's submerged displacement higher or lower than its surfaced? I

ANS: Higher (73.6 tons).

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2) Was the sub's submerged range higher, lower, or the same as its surface range? II

ANS: Much Lower (30 miles).

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3) Was the sub's surface speed higher or lower than its submerged speed? II

ANS: 17 percent higher.

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4) What was the diameter of the torpedo tubes (in rounded inches)? III

ANS: 18 inches (17.7).

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5) What was the sub's nationality and class name? III

ANS: French; the Naiade class.

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6) What was the sub's name? IV

ANS: Phoque (seal).

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7) What year were subs of this class stricken and are any examples extant? V

ANS: Stricken in May 1914; yes, the submarine Alose (1904) is exhibited at the Comex, Marseille. V

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Submarines are always silent and strange.