page_title: Submarine hull
hierarchical_section_title: Submarine hull
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: U 995, Marinemuseum in Laboe bei KielEnglish: U 995, Naval Museum in Laboe near Kiel, Germany
context_page_description: A submarine hull has two major components, the light hull and the pressure hull. The light hull of a submarine is the outer non-watertight hull which provides a hydrodynamically efficient shape. The pressure hull is the inner hull of a submarine that maintains structural integrity with the difference between outside and inside pressure at depth.
context_section_description: A submarine hull has two major components, the light hull and the pressure hull. The light hull (casing in British usage) of a submarine is the outer non-watertight hull which provides a hydrodynamically efficient shape. The pressure hull is the inner hull of a submarine that maintains structural integrity with the difference between outside and inside pressure at depth.
caption: A U-Boat of WWII, showing the typical combination of ship-like non-watertight outer hull with bulky strong hull below
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