Originally Posted by Chuck M

This picture surprised me. I would have thought that space would be limited on any ship, especially a sub so there wouldn't be room for something like a bicycle. Perhaps this shows that bikes were essential during WWII.


At a submarine-refitting station in the United Kingdom, members of the British, French, Dutch, and Norwegian navies were able to rest and refit their submarines between long tours of duty. Here, French sailors disembark with bicycles they brought along in case they docked a long distance from their quarters, seen on on August 31, 1942