 Album: German Submarines
Image: 167 / 473
Date: 2010-04-15 15:26:36
Tags: Bremerhaven, Germany, Submarines, Type XXI, U 2540 Forward torpedo room
It originally contained 6 torpedo tubes, arranged into 3 pairs each upon another. The tubes are put through the forward closed end on 2/3 of their length and closed in front by muzzle doors. These doors were operated hydraulically or manually.
The torpedoes were ejected by air pressure without pistons.
Apart from 6 torpedoes inside the tubes there were 14 torpedoes in the room on 6 retaining devices, each appointed to one torpedo tube. Exposure Time: 1/250
Aperture: f/2.8
Sensitivity: 100 ISO
Focal Length: 24 mm
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 40D
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