X-Craft Midget Submarine Enthusiasts’ Manual by Bob Mealings, 9781785212314, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide.
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Training commenced immediately in the new midget submarines known as X-Craft. HMS Cyclops (F31) depot ship for the 7th Submarine Flotilla home based at Rothesay 1940-1946. Originally the passenger liner “Indrabarah” built by Laing and Co. for the Indra Line Ltd. Purchased by the Admiralty whilst under construction on 27th October 1905 …
The crews would carry two manual net cutters in reserve, but the basic concept was that the midget submarine would power through or under any nets it found. These modifications made the craft a bit slower underwater than the original prototype but it was still capable of 19kt, which is head and shoulders above other proper midget submarines …
Together with its superb plans and drawings, this book is essential reference for all naval historians, enthusiasts and modelmakers with an interest in one of the most daring and dangerous forms of naval warfare. … submersibles (German ‘Biber’ and Japanese ‘Kaiten’), and true midget submarines (British ‘X-Craft’ and Japanese ‘Ko-Hyoteki …
Movements of Submarines after Slipping X-craft. 20th September. 93. After slipping X-craft to proceed to the attack, THRASHER, TRUCULENT, STUBBORN and SCEPTRE withdrew within their patrol sectors and assumed patrol. SYRTIS remained on patrol within her sector, and SEANYMPH was patrolling in the vicinity of 70º 25′ N. 17º 16’ E. 21st September …
The story of the Aberlady Bay midget submarines was uncovered brilliantly by Alison Boutland in a report for the Nautical Archaeology Society. She was able to identify the submarines as XT-craft, a training variant of the X-craft mini submarine .
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1 – Submarine 707 R … 5 – British X Craft (X-6) Midget Submarine 1943 Midget submarine deployed by the British during World War II in 1:144 scale. (one only) Price: £7.99. Sold Out . Photo
