Recent uboat pictures

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Mark: you just keep the good stuff coming in. I so look forward to these pictures you keep sending our way.

David

[greenman407]

Good! That makes it worthwhile.

[greenman407]

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[trout]

Color! I love it. Thank you mark. This will help with detailing out a sub.

[greenman407]

We live to serve.

[satlite440]

trying to find detail pics of waterline/keel area of a single tube VIIc stern/midships/bow. not haveing alot of luck..any magic left?

[greenman407]

Sorry satlite440, didnt see your post until now. What do you mean "single tube"?

[MFR1964]

Pictures from U 995 after returing to Germany, she now stands on the beach as a memorial too those who did not survive the war.



Preparation to hoist her out of the water.



Ready to be placed on the shore.



Temporarely placed on a makeshift stand to complete the restauration.



Unfortunally they removed the Gruppenhorchgerat, it was the grandfather of passive sonar, also added this item to my own Uboat.

Manfred.

[greenman407]

Nice book you have there

[Von Hilde]

U 995 (images)has some close ups of the stern tube area, and the rest of the boat as well

[Von Hilde]

looks like they must have changed that tower somewhere over the years of restortion. And Ive always wondered about the unique deck at the memorial, and when it was chaged.

[MFR1964]

Unfortunally i don't own the book but i've collected plenty more, the pictures are the most important to me.

They have indeed changed a lot on the U995, i think they wanted a example of all boats, a lot of stuff has been removed and restaurated poorly, the tower was intially a example with wintergarden called a type IV tower, the Norwegians changed it into a tower simular to the type VIIB, no AA guns needed anymore, the war was over.
They also removed the Gruppenhorchgerat and the Ringswimmer schnorkel device, it was replaced by a Kugelringswimmer schnorkel, which was more in use during the late 40's, non the less it still stays the sole example of a VIIC which exists.
The deck was originally from teakwood and still is on the present U995, they only placed a new one.


Manfred.