Recent uboat pictures

[MFR1964]

On the other hand, i've dugged up this drawing, there seems to be a pressure tight hatch present between the dome compartment and the pressurehull, i think they only used the dome during trails at shallow depths or running at the surface, going deep means shut the hatch and do a prayer that it won't crack.

Manfred.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

On the other hand, i've dugged up this drawing, there seems to be a pressure tight hatch present between the dome compartment and the pressurehull, i think they only used the dome during trails at shallow depths or running at the surface, going deep means shut the hatch and do a prayer that it won't crack.

Manfred.

Good German engineering dictates two-valve protection (dome and trunk hatch) of the main spaces within. There appears to be a contoured seat where the 'observer' would plant his fanny when, ah, observing.


Man! What a view! I would have killed to get that gig. But that location is just asking for a dead-head or the like to take out the Perspex dome. Hence, the trunk hatch. Maybe that's why they went for the cutter style stem in the superstructure seen in some shots of the V80. Good stuff, Manfred!


I always wanted to look through a raised scope on the ascent to periscope depth, but the conn gets to be a busy place when getting within keel range of overhead traffic, so it never happened. Actual eye-ball observation from a combatant submarine through a submerged periscope head remains (until the Optronic type masts, anyway) the preview of ship control and intell guys doing scary things in the dark.



David

[MFR1964]

David, that cutter stile thingy was used to split the waves when running at high speed at the surface, just like my model there is a tendency to dive nosedown when the waves went to far over the bow.
They solved this by placing a wave cutter, which allows bigger speeds at the surface, that seat seems to be placed too low, my initial thought is, that the observer could stand on it, and the view would certainly be interesting.

Manfred.

[greenman407]

[MFR1964]

[greenman407]

[MFR1964]

All those pictures are from my private collection and made in the early 80's, at this stage they didn't messed up the boat that much due to 'restaurations efforts'.

Manfred.

[Von Hilde]

Manfred, I like the way the zwitone pictures of 995 make them look like they were taken during the war years. The picture of the model u 552 with the bicycle almost looks real. Is that your model?

[MFR1964]

Von Hilde,

I think the sepia colour look came from my camera settings, i had to take pictures from pictures, i agree it gives a pretty wartime look, that modelpicture is not my type VII, i own a type VIIC instead of a B type, mine is also equipped with the complete array of flakguns and extended Wintergarden.

Manfred.

[greenman407]

I only have a couple for today. I included a couple of the Visekko because it is in design, the first German Uboat of WW2.

[Von Hilde]

I think the Vessiko is a beautiful represintation of the type II. It looks like they should have to do some corrosion control soon. The pictures I have of her were taken several years ago, shortly after restoration. I used the pictures building the hull for my type II, but I didnt use the limber hole arrangement, tower or the deck, because mine is IIA, most likely will be U3 or 7 or 9. Not sure quite yet.

[greenman407]

Ive picked up quite a few pictures lately but unfortunately not too many of the U boat flavor..

[greenman407]

CAD Drawings. They look good. Can anyone see anything out of place or out of proportion?

[MFR1964]

There is more to come.

Manfred.

[greenman407]

Nice for sure.