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Song Parodies -> "Submerged Below"

Original Song Title:

"Fathoms Below"

Parody Song Title:

"Submerged Below"

Parody Written by:

Robert D. Arndt Jr.

The Lyrics

The 1945 German Type XXI U-boats were the first true submarines able to stay down at 300+ meters for long periods of time instead of running on the surface and being a mere submersible. The Type XXI was stealth-coated with a rubber substance called Opanol and the Schnorkel was also masked by Tarnmatte. All instrumentation and optics that protruded from the conning tower were retractable and the U-boat was protected by 4x 30mm cannons in AA role. It had a diving plane and lethal wire-guided torpedos (in addtion to homing types and zig-zag types) fed by an autoloader. It had silent V-belt drive and huge battery space. Also had a fully stocked galley with refrigeration and was spacious compared to the older Type VIIC. Two went out on patrol but were ordered not to sink any ships due to impending German surrender. Both carried out mock-attacks against both warships and convoys- undetected. Post-war various navies used captured Type XXIs to improve their subs drastically. The US, USSR, France, and Britain all had them and W Germany used one to restart its U-boat small numbers. Although this was the last official U-boat Type to get into the water, the Germans also planned to use the Type XVIII with AIP propulsion system and more lethal Type XXVI of which 4 were laid-down. Hundreds of Type XXIs were under construction (final assembly as the sections were pre-fabricated) when the war ended.
The Type XXI was practically new
From the Baltic shipyards, German foe
Look out, Allies, sudden death is waiting for you
Submerged 300 meters below

Submerged below, below
And stealthed, so no sonar echo*
Where torpedoes are king, schnorkels retracting
The U-boat ready to strike a blow

Oh no!
Oh no!

German foe
U-boat
U-boat
When it will strike... we don’t know!!!

*Type XXIs and XXIIIs had Opanol rubber coating to absorb sonar and also had the Schnokel stealth-masked with Tarnmatte for surface running. Aircraft stealth was derived from Kriegsmarine stealth- the Hortens used similar RAM for the Ho-IX stealth jet fighter in Feb 1945 (the V3 captured by the US).

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Old Man Ribber - January 28, 2013 - Report this comment
Rob - I'm not surprised at all that you knew the difference between the true submarine and the "merely" submersible. Thanks for using this original song....I am a huge fan of The Little Mermaid and have conducted music from the film on several occasions. ;D
Rob Arndt - January 28, 2013 - Report this comment
Thanks OMR! I was going to do "Under the Sea" but same U-boat theme... went for the smaller OS first ;-)
Mike - January 31, 2013 - Report this comment
The Type XXI was equipped with 20mm FlaK C/30 cannon not 30mm as stated. Most of your other 'facts' are not entirely accurate either

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