Questions tagged [submarines]

Questions about using this underwater mode of transportation.

Submarine is an independent watercraft capable of operations below the surface of the water.

Submarines start their history from the 1620s when Cornelius Drebbel have built a submarine for James I in England following the design of William Bourne. However the military potential of the craft was soon recognized but the first military submarine wasn't built until 1775 by David Bushnell and was called Turtle. It was employed though unsuccessfully during the American Revolutionary War.

Military submarines have become a more functional weapon with the use of a Diesel Electric Propulsion which debuted in 1881 with Fenian Ram, and were used first in Russo-Japan war but much more successfully by Germany during World War I and II.

Today military submarines are powered by nuclear reactors and are capable of prolonged operations and carrying ballistic missiles

But there are also uses in Civil exploration for deep sea exploration as well as for undersea tours.

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How to go on a submarine tour?

I know some companies in Hawaii and grand cayman give you 45 min submarine tours for $400 Is there a way to get a more authentic experience, like being on a sub for an entire weekend? Or do you need to have a brother that is an ex-navy seal?
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What's the deepest underwater tour available?

Clearly scuba can only get you so far, and while we've discussed submarine tours in the past, they are just jaunts. What's the deepest you can actually go as a tourist, and what about if you were somehow able to charter a vessel (like I gather…
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A place to rent a killer whale submarine?

Before you close the question, take a look at the killer whale submarine :). I would buy one but I do not have $100,000. So is there a place in the world to rent one of those for one hour or so?
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Where in the world can you see WWII U-boats or U-boat pens?

Where in the world can you still see German WWII U-boats or U-boat pens?
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Are there any submarine group trips originating from the UK?

I would like to try travelling on a submarine- are there such trips for a reasonable price? Google results showed only this ridiculously expensive offer "Sailing the seas in a luxury submarine". By reasonable I mean open to the public to travel in…
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