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31: 92:). When above the water's surface, the sail serves as an observation platform. It also provides an entrance and exit point on the submarine that has enough 36: 142: 195: 190: 135: 93: 97: 159: 73: 104:(or fairwater planes), which are control surfaces used for depth control while underwater. 146: 139: 89: 184: 77: 101: 41: 30: 17: 113: 45: 81: 69: 96:
to prevent the submarine being swamped. Under water, the sail acts as a
80:(command and communications data center), and continue to house the 85: 53: 29: 76:(topside) surface of submarines. Submarine sails once housed the 48:
masts, periscope, electronic warfare masts, door and windows.
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Vertical structure on dorsal surface of a submarine
131: 129: 64:(British/Commonwealth usage) (also known as a 100:. In some submarines, the sail also supports 8: 72:is the tower-like structure found on the 125: 160:"Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy" 34:Sail of the French nuclear submarine 7: 25: 149:. Retrieved December 24, 2008. 1: 212: 140:Submarines - How They Work 88:and communications masts ( 136:Office of Naval Research 49: 33: 196:Submarine components 60:(American usage) or 98:vertical stabilizer 145:2009-01-22 at the 50: 164:ReadyAyeReady.com 16:(Redirected from 203: 191:Submarine design 175: 174: 172: 170: 156: 150: 133: 21: 211: 210: 206: 205: 204: 202: 201: 200: 181: 180: 179: 178: 168: 166: 158: 157: 153: 147:Wayback Machine 134: 127: 122: 110: 28: 23: 22: 18:Fin (submarine) 15: 12: 11: 5: 209: 207: 199: 198: 193: 183: 182: 177: 176: 151: 124: 123: 121: 118: 117: 116: 109: 106: 56:parlance, the 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 208: 197: 194: 192: 189: 188: 186: 165: 161: 155: 152: 148: 144: 141: 137: 132: 130: 126: 119: 115: 112: 111: 107: 105: 103: 102:diving planes 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 78:conning tower 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 47: 43: 42:diving planes 39: 38: 32: 19: 169:19 September 167:. Retrieved 163: 154: 82:periscope(s) 65: 61: 57: 51: 40:showing the 35: 46:camouflaged 185:Categories 120:References 114:Dorsal fin 37:Casabianca 94:freeboard 70:submarine 66:fairwater 143:Archived 108:See also 90:antenna 68:) of a 74:dorsal 86:radar 54:naval 171:2020 58:sail 62:fin 52:In 187:: 162:. 138:. 128:^ 84:, 44:, 173:. 20:)

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Fin (submarine)

Casabianca
diving planes
camouflaged
naval
submarine
dorsal
conning tower
periscope(s)
radar
antenna
freeboard
vertical stabilizer
diving planes
Dorsal fin


Office of Naval Research
Submarines - How They Work
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Wayback Machine
"Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy"
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Submarine design
Submarine components

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