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Diesel engines need air, submarines run underwater, so how do diesel submarines work?

While diesel engines don't need spark plugs, they do need air ventilation for proper combustion. This is a problem for vessels traveling underwater, such as submarines. Yet diesel submarines exist and ...

Diesel Engines Need Oxygen, So How Do Submarines Use Them Underwater?

Diesel engines cannot work without oxygen, so how do diesel submarines operate when they're underwater? Their propulsion system accounts for this limitation.

I toured the USS Lionfish, a Balao-class submarine that rescued downed pilots in World War II. Take a look inside.

The USS Lionfish was commissioned in 1944 and earned one battle star for service in World War II. It sank a Japanese submarine, rescued the crew of a B-29 bomber, and served as a training submarine.
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I toured the USS Lionfish, a Balao-class submarine that rescued downed pilots in World War II. Take a look inside.

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