Exterior Photo Album / Exterior U - Boat
This photo was taken in St. docks . Nazaire and shows a German submarine Type VII C with additional Flak ( anti-aircraft guns ) with the details we can examine further : This armament consisted of a single -barreled 20mm Flak guns , two pairs of double -barreled 20mm Flak , and two machine guns MG 81 Z in the front of the control tower . Here we can also see the bottles that serve high -pressure air to blow balloon feeder " Aphrodite " in the back of an armored box and perforated metal layer on the ends of the platform
This photo was taken from the bow of the submarine type VII C Snorkel end and shows some interesting details : the image cutout floating container lifesaver high pressure clearly visible on the right front . Container itself is not visible , and its opening is covered by a metal plate . Is visible behind the stem wave deflector snorkel that is not found in many U - boat snorkels manifold . Note also the absence of rail pads in places where the cannon deck had previously been
Photos of the submarine type VII C Snorkel end with the logo " ghost night " at the top so far not been identified , and the logo itself is arguably not on the list of logos U -boats were more popular ! " Snorkellers " This one is equipped with four high -pressure containers floating lifesaver snorkel in front of the trunk , although not found in the place where the bearing rail cannon deck had previously been . Dahlia holder for magnetic compass , which is shaped smaller than usual and stand-alone , we can see clearly is in front of the control tower . These modifications were ordered to be added to the new ships starting on October 15, 1942 , also in part to the old ships . Note that most of the crew of the U - boat that appears in this photo wearing a life jacket and wool cap
U - 4701 , Type XXIII submarines were first made by the Germania shipyard in Kiel , started to " taste " the ocean first time on January 10, 1945 . Ship this one provides a good example of the speed issues that become a burden of the " stakeholder expectations " for The U - boat unit in the final phases of the war . The work start on October 19, 1944 and completed on 14 December . Less than four weeks later , on January 10, 1945 , the ship has begun to be prepared to sail under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Arnold Wiechmann ( Crew X/39 ) . Crew training begins at the base 5 . Unterseebootsflotille in Kiel . Unfortunately , this training is not yet finished when the war in Europe ended trigger . As a result , a few moments before giving up , the ship made it painstakingly sunk by its own crew off the coast of Höruphaff ( Horuphav ) , Denmark , in order to prevent it falling into enemy hands ! The above photo , taken when the banner commanders and Reich war flag was raised, clearly show the pattern of the skin layer rivet steel tower supervisor as well as the position of the light curves of the fairing adapted to the vessel body . Of all the equipment in the back of the control tower that can be drawn in, just peilring ( DF loop ) are visible . Retractable snorkel possibilities for security reasons . Only one of the two- pole antenna ( ASTA - Hand ) manually extendable seen hanging in the stand . The antenna has a length of 1.8 m with a rubber -coated bottom . Holder left side looked empty . UAK - Kennung ( UAK Code ) contained in tiny plate -shaped horizontal section , and an identifying hallmark of the 47th German submarine of this type
sources :
Magazine " U - Boot Im Focus " No.2 of 2007
This photo was taken in St. docks . Nazaire and shows a German submarine Type VII C with additional Flak ( anti-aircraft guns ) with the details we can examine further : This armament consisted of a single -barreled 20mm Flak guns , two pairs of double -barreled 20mm Flak , and two machine guns MG 81 Z in the front of the control tower . Here we can also see the bottles that serve high -pressure air to blow balloon feeder " Aphrodite " in the back of an armored box and perforated metal layer on the ends of the platform
This photo was taken from the bow of the submarine type VII C Snorkel end and shows some interesting details : the image cutout floating container lifesaver high pressure clearly visible on the right front . Container itself is not visible , and its opening is covered by a metal plate . Is visible behind the stem wave deflector snorkel that is not found in many U - boat snorkels manifold . Note also the absence of rail pads in places where the cannon deck had previously been
Photos of the submarine type VII C Snorkel end with the logo " ghost night " at the top so far not been identified , and the logo itself is arguably not on the list of logos U -boats were more popular ! " Snorkellers " This one is equipped with four high -pressure containers floating lifesaver snorkel in front of the trunk , although not found in the place where the bearing rail cannon deck had previously been . Dahlia holder for magnetic compass , which is shaped smaller than usual and stand-alone , we can see clearly is in front of the control tower . These modifications were ordered to be added to the new ships starting on October 15, 1942 , also in part to the old ships . Note that most of the crew of the U - boat that appears in this photo wearing a life jacket and wool cap
U - 4701 , Type XXIII submarines were first made by the Germania shipyard in Kiel , started to " taste " the ocean first time on January 10, 1945 . Ship this one provides a good example of the speed issues that become a burden of the " stakeholder expectations " for The U - boat unit in the final phases of the war . The work start on October 19, 1944 and completed on 14 December . Less than four weeks later , on January 10, 1945 , the ship has begun to be prepared to sail under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Arnold Wiechmann ( Crew X/39 ) . Crew training begins at the base 5 . Unterseebootsflotille in Kiel . Unfortunately , this training is not yet finished when the war in Europe ended trigger . As a result , a few moments before giving up , the ship made it painstakingly sunk by its own crew off the coast of Höruphaff ( Horuphav ) , Denmark , in order to prevent it falling into enemy hands ! The above photo , taken when the banner commanders and Reich war flag was raised, clearly show the pattern of the skin layer rivet steel tower supervisor as well as the position of the light curves of the fairing adapted to the vessel body . Of all the equipment in the back of the control tower that can be drawn in, just peilring ( DF loop ) are visible . Retractable snorkel possibilities for security reasons . Only one of the two- pole antenna ( ASTA - Hand ) manually extendable seen hanging in the stand . The antenna has a length of 1.8 m with a rubber -coated bottom . Holder left side looked empty . UAK - Kennung ( UAK Code ) contained in tiny plate -shaped horizontal section , and an identifying hallmark of the 47th German submarine of this type
sources :
Magazine " U - Boot Im Focus " No.2 of 2007