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<div><em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff;">Here's a partial translation of the first article Carsten posted.</span></em></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Birger Holmberg has a home submarine in the garage. He got the idea of building it when he worked in the USA in the 50's.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;">BJÄRNUM. Inside a garage excavated in a hill south of Bjärnum lies Birger Holmberg's remarkable home-built - a submarine. Last he had it in the water was in the port of Åhus - and then people thought it was a new Russian spy boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“They were expecting me to speak Russian when I lifted up my head, "said Birger as he stood in the garage next to his white vehicle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although it was launched in 1987, it has never been given a name.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;">Birger and son Michael built it on their own without drawings. <em>(I think the reporter means they didn't buy plans and had to produce their own drawings.).</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">"The idea began to take shape in the 50's when I worked in the United States and in my spare time was diving. Then my friend and I wanted to have our own safe boat. But it ended up being a submarine.<br /> The last time the vessel was in the water was 1994 when it sailed a couple of months in the port of Åhus.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">FACTS<br /> Length: Seven meters Weight: 10 tonnes Capacity: 3 passenger Engine: 150 hp truck diesel + electric motor running on ten car batteries. Depth: Up to 20 meters deep. Cost: unknown.</span></p>
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In a message dated 12/25/2017 10:18:11 PM Central Standard Time, personal_submersibles@psubs.org writes:
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<blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left: blue 2px solid;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> The machine looks fascinating and well-crafted. Alas, my Swedish is rusty. Would you be willing to translate the machine's characteristics into English? Best, Marc de Piolenc On 12/24/2017 9:21 PM, MerlinSub@t-online.de via Personal_Submersibles wrote: > > > > <a href="https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/birger-har-en-ubat-hemma-i-garaget/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/birger-har-en-ubat-hemma-i-garaget/</a> > > The only info I found. vbr Carsten > > > _______________________________________________ > Personal_Submersibles mailing list > <a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a> > <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a> > -- Archivale catalog: <a href="http://www.archivale.com/catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.archivale.com/catalog</a> Polymath weblog: <a href="http://www.archivale.com/weblog" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.archivale.com/weblog</a> Translations (ProZ profile): <a href="http://www.proz.com/profile/639380" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.proz.com/profile/639380</a> Translations (BeWords profile): <a href="http://www.bewords.com/Marc-dePiolenc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.bewords.com/Marc-dePiolenc</a> Ducted fans: <a href="http://massflow.archivale.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://massflow.archivale.com/</a> _______________________________________________ Personal_Submersibles mailing list <a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a> <a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a> </span></blockquote>
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