re: #156 subsailor68

(Tell him we had a guy on our boat who was so fat that every time he went through the weapons shipping hatch we’d get a green board. He’ll know what I mean.)

I passed it on and he just replied that he does indeed know what you mean ~ of course he had to explain it to me:

The weapons shipping hatch was large enough that the torpedomen would rig a ramp with rollers on it through the hatch and lower torpedoes into boat down that ramp.

And a green board, indicated at the ballast control panel, meant that every hull opening was securely closed and watertight and safe for submergence.

So if he was so fat that he plugged up this very large hatch securely enough for the boat to think it was ready to dive…

That’s a BIG man!