Never before published uboat pictures

[greenman407]

Vital spark,...The caption says:U-73 and U-561 at the Pier in La Spezia. The photo shows U-73, a type VII B, soon after returning from its eighth patrol on 5 september 1942. A bouquet of flowers, a welcome home gift,can still be seen forward on the bulwark. Hanging from the periscope is the sinking penent for the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle.

[vital.spark]

What is the story on the bottom 2 boats?

[trout]

The cover photo supports the thought I had about late war Type XXIII being very dark. You can see it is not black, but uber dark gray (grey for our friends across the ponds).

[greenman407]

Most of the pictures im posting in this thread, look like they were taken last week.

[greenman407]

OK so here we go with six a day.

[greenman407]

VonHilde is probably salivating already and he hasnt even seen them.

[greenman407]

Here I will put the finest, clearest pictures that I have. I hope you agree.