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From: kml@mosquito.cis.ufl.edu (Kevin Lahey)
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Subject: H202 Submarine Propulsion (was Re: Nicknames)
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Date: 5 Aug 90 04:28:37 GMT
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From: kml@mosquito.cis.ufl.edu (Kevin Lahey)

In article <1990Aug2.042311.3031@cbnews.att.com> c8636248@cc.nu.oz.au writes:
>A book I have at home on modern submarines and submarine warfare has a 
>similar reference to the Royal Navy submarine HMS Explorer ( I think the
>class name was Safari ). This had been fitted with an experimental hydrogen
>peroxide propulsion system of such dubious propensities that the crew took to
>calling it 'HMS Exploder'.

I remember reading about a similar propulsions system which the Germans 
developed, and apparantly used, at the end of WWII.   It was mentioned just
as a sidelight, as one of those "if only the war had continued for another
year or so, things might have been different..."-type things, but it sounded
like it worked for them, and had alot of potiential.  Does anybody have
any more information about this?  It always sounded like a wonderful idea,
and I wondered why we didn't hear any more about it.

Thanks,
Kevin

kml@mosquito.cis.ufl.edu
_Ubi Libertas, Ibi Patria_ - "Where liberty is, there is my country."
	- some Revolutionary War naval hero's motto, anybody know who?