Saturday 12 January 2013

An innovative French submarine transport ship (a hundred years ago)


"Le Kanguroo"

"Le Kanguroo" was the rather well chosen name for this ship, which the French Creuzot Works proudly introduced in 1912. The ship was built to transport the small submarines built by the same company for international customers (presumably foreign navies).




The stern of the "Kanguroo" could be removed, whereafter the submarine was brought into the ship through a "tunnel" filled with water. When the submarine had been secured, the "tunnel" was emptied, and the steamer could begin its journey to the chosen destination.

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