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Why are submarines called submarines?
The term submarine combines the term "marine" and the prefix "sub" to form the word. Marine is a term that applies to the ocean or the sea, and the prefix sub means beneath or below. The submarine...
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How do you get out of a submarine?
To enter or exit (or escape from) a submarine you must locate a hatch in the pressure hull. There is usually a hatch near the bow, the stern, and amidships, and each is set atop a feature called an...
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What is a submarine?
Generally, a submarine is a vehicle that is capable of operating independently under water. We usually think of them as being a manned vessel able to go to sea for an "extended" period of time and...
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How do modern submarines differ from past submarines?
1. Can stay under water forever. Non-nuke subs had to surface to re-charge their systems.
2. Cleaner air to breath, better food to eat, more space to move around in.
3. Can go deeper than a...
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Why were the big submarines called the parent submarines?
Parent submarine or mother submarine are not formal terms in submarine warfare. The terms are usually applied to any submarine that is used to transport, launch and recover smaller submarines or...