Recent uboat pictures

[reddevil]

I know what you're talking about, but time has passed since he was a line officer (agility is not the same, and less with a full dress). Regarding to planks, I remember what used to happen in places with big tide amplitudes, like Puerto Madryn (Golfo Nuevo, Argentina) with tide amplitudes bigger than 6 metres. We were the whole day dealing with the gangway, changeing it from main deck to a deckhouse deck. Some times you have to climb to board and other have to descend almost vertically.

[Von Hilde]

Carl was only in his 50s then. That leather coat definately is restrictive, I have the same one and its worse when its wet. Especially on a motorcycle in the rain. Its odd that you mentioned loss of agility with age. I was just aboard my son's ship, a Ticondaroga class Cruiser. Im 70, and it was easy to go down 5 decks thru the hatches and ladders, just as natural as I use to do, skipping steps and sliding down on the rails. However going back up from crews bearthing to the top deck of the superstructure, I double stepped the first two levels, then slowes down. Especially if you have to stop and secure every other hatch you go thru. The tidal flow at my dock has a large effect on how I secure my boats. Right now we have the "Super Moon" summer solstice tide which has the greatest deviation of the year. The high tide comes over the deck, and the low tide you see all the barnicles and growth on the pilings. Its only about a two meter differance but the main floor of my house is only 3m MSL. And yes, I have had the ocean in the living room before, sorry to say. If the wind is blowing on shore with any force and a couple planets line up with the solar and lunar pull, we get water. Of course were on a verry small island, so no matter which direction the wind comes, its onshore somewhere all the time.

[greenman407]

[greenman407]

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[Von Hilde]

Somebody here was wondering about the, torpedo tube launched, style mines. The picture of u 151 loading one on the crane. They would deploy and float vertically, with an anchor and chain that released from the back.

The other type mines were deployed from the round water-tight cans on decks of most boats, and in the tops of some ballast tanks on the type IXs. Those tubular types were deployed from some of the IXDs with the "wasp waist" fore-decks as well. They could just roll them off the side.

When the need for the freighter boats took precedent over the mine layer duties late in the war, all the IX-D2s with that mod that were still afloat were used for cargo and spys.

[greenman407]

VonHilde, did you see the post under "Books that I have read" about the Milchcow book?

[Von Hilde]

Thats an awsome book. I dont think Ive seen any of those pictures published before. and the art work is great. Its definately a "Must have" for my bookshelf

[greenman407]

A recent find. U275 with a huge array of AA

[Von Hilde]

My new friend Selcuk Kolay, from the Turkish Maritime Museum in Istanbul is the guy who found the 3 U boats (U19 U20 U23)that were scuttled in the Black Sea off the northern Turkish coast. The other 3 (U9 U18 U24) were scuttled off the Rumanian coast and raised by the Russians after the war. They were commisioned into the Russian Navy and used for target practice in the late 40s and sunk again. The 3 that were found in Turkey are all still in good shape and may possiblly be brought up in the future for restoration. He just sent me some pictures of the boats after they arrived in Istanbul and were re fitted. u 20 on the trailer1943u20 on the water pre 1943 (note no aft flak}u 20 on the bottom 2009 tower looking aft (appears there is no wintergarden) U 23 in istanbul 1943 (note the olympic circles on tower and no limber holes added along amidships gunnels, and the late style forward flak mount, and the single 2cm aft)U 23 drawingU 23 painting( note there is no added ammo can on the tower) Perhaps when I get the dive pictures of U 23 they may show the extra cans. However the 23 is in 50 m of water and will require an ROV for pictures, which are on hold due to finances and government problems at this time. U 20s dive pictures taken by Taner Aksoy are in more shallow water compaired to U 23s remains at over 160 ft, and have more light and reveal quite good detailu20 stbd side con looking up from deck at the RDFantenna forward of the tower mounted position. Mr Aksoy has about a dozen pictures on his site of various views of the wreck in about 80ft 2 miles north of the city of Agva in the provence of Sakarya, Turkey. He took them back in 09. He had to quit the dive due to weather but was schedualed to return this spring, Not sure if he did yet due to the current strife over there. Im waiting on a reply, at this time, from Mr Kolay, the director of operations.

[greenman407]

[Von Hilde]

The Blohm und Voss 138 flying boat "Sea Dragon" did quite a bit of resupply and recon missions for the North sea boats.

[modelnut]

Colorized shot of the capture of U 505.

- Leelan

[modelnut]

Attack And Capture: The Story Of U Boat 505

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVKsRE0eZng

[modelnut]

The paint job looks different to what I see even in the black-and-white films. The topside grey looks too light. Could it be that when she was restored they just grabbed the US fleet-boat equivalent regardless of whether it matched or not?

The 505 will be coming out in 72 scale later this year from Revell. Shall we start our research now?

- Leelan