Recent uboat pictures

[greenman407]

I gotta put a few more up or Im gonna go Bonkers! Its a disease you understand .

[greenman407]

Some more stuff

[Von Hilde]

Just noticed the name change of the forum

[RCSubGuy]

A rose by any other name...

[greenman407]

You have to admit, That for model Submarining....you would be Hard pressed to come up with a Cooler name. Heres a few more Good Uboat pictures, edited and Enhanced:

[greenman407]

Good Morning All!

[greenman407]

A few more to share:

[trout]

That last photo of a Type IX supports a case I made about the lighter gray painted on certain deck fittings on the U505 on it's final day before being captured.

[Von Hilde]

That last photo of a Type IX supports a case I made about the lighter gray painted on certain deck fittings on the U505 on it's final day before being captured.

505 was all dark grey on the last patrol decks and hatches, in the pictures at the museum in Chicago of the capture. The boat you see in the last picture is very early war brand new boat just commissioned. All individual boats were painted differently acording to the area of operation, and period during the war. Any options of paint was up to the Kaptain. Usually the tower markings for flotilla and boats individual, marking icon. There is a PDF file about colors and markings for the,standing order of the day fot the u boat arm. As far as what was painted what color for a spacific theater of operation. Only thing on the 505 was the shell. The blue color that it is now was the overall south Atlantic color prior to June 44. All decks were coated with a mixture of coal dust and turpentine after 41. Preserved the wood and cammofalaged the deck. The metal plates were then painted black hatches ect. Even the top of the deck guns barrel. Early war boats hatches and metal were generally the color of the overall boat but stood out in contrast, just under the surface because of the darker decking. The coal black would wear off after a long patrol and would appear a light grey in the black and white photos.

[Von Hilde]

The TDC is a cool picture. I took a picture of it when I got the private tour on the 505. That,and the scuttle valve, which was the key to the capture, that nobody takes pictures of, according to the curator. Not that it's verboten, but hardly any visitors know the story of the capture. It's even written on the walls literally. The story in pictures on the walls as you go in. Most are overwhelmed by the boat display inside, and artifacts displays in the bunker.

[trout]

Here is the U505 just before being boarded (you can see boarding party on lower right):



Here is the U505 while at dock being inspected:



The hatches appear to be the same lighter gray color.

[greenman407]

Here is the U505 just before being boarded (you can see boarding party on lower right):



Here is the U505 while at dock being inspected:



The hatches appear to be the same lighter gray color.

Yes that is odd Tom. They stick out like a sore thumb. Quite visible to aircraft I would think.

[Von Hilde]

Notice the tower where all the black is worn off and the light blue is showing. The picture of the boarding party, the sun is reflected off the flat metal hatches. I have some pictures of the foredeck up close and afterdeck as well, but they won't load in my format.

[trout]

i agree with the original thought of reflection, but there are many angles of the deck and you can see those hatches are lighter. Photos from the museum do not really work in our discussion. The museum sub has been painted several times including incorrect colors in the past. What brought this up is the photo of a Type 9 with light hatches. Even ones in the shadows show their gray characteristic. This supports the fact that they painted the hatches gray and at the time of capture, the U505 had been out on patrol for a while. It looks to me like the crew maintained the deck with the Captain's choice of painting.

[greenman407]

More of the same, but amazing pictures. Nice crisp and clear.