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FORMER GERMAN SUBMARINE TYPE IXC |
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NON-STRUCTURAL SPLINTER PROTECTION |
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SUMMARY |
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| Information is not available as to mine protection, other than that the vessels were originally built with propeller, plane and rudder guards, with cable cutters forward, and with clearing wires. | |||||
| The guards remain, but the cable cutting devices were removed. The clearing wires have been modified by eliminating the saw tooth surface on the extreme forward end of the vessel. | |||||
| Information is not locally available with regard to the type of degaussing employed. | |||||
July, 1946 |
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PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, N. H. |
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