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When was the snorkel developed?

The word "snorkel" comes from the German word Schnorchel, which was a tube used by German submarine crews in WWII. The subs used an electric battery when travelling underwater, which had to be recharged using diesel engines. The engines needed air to run. To avoid the hazard of surfacing to run the engines, the Germans used the schnoerkel to feed air from the surface into the engines.

This news arrived on: 01/11/2009

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01-20-2009 23:14

benbo wrote:

Schnorkel/Snorkel

Look it Up! Like you should have done before making your "out of date" claim!

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01-19-2009 22:20

benbo wrote:

Snhnorkel/Snorkel

Hey, I think World War I came along before World War II- ya think?

I remember the Lusitania, sunk in 1915 or so.. Yeah, those u-Boats had snorkels too.

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01-19-2009 18:05

wrote:

So, when was the snorkel created.

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