The What's New Archive
December 1998
1998
30 December
09:46 - Updated the profile for U-2342.
09:47 - Updated the page on South African Naval forces.
09:47 - Updated the profile for U-66.
09:49 - Major sections in development now are Movies and Emblems. The movie pages will be numerous and extensive, providing all the info you need on the matter. Emblems will be a continous process of adding emblems to the site. I'm still looking for Freehand / Illustrator people to help me with this.
09:48 - Continued work on the sinkings database.
09:49 - I've been working very, very hard on ... eh, European Air War game for the last few days. Hey someone has to shoot down those B-17's using those fine Fw-190's provided! :)
01:24 - ... but I am also creating a database of all sunken/damaged ships by U-boats in the war. Already up to some 620 ships (of about 2700). This I will then use to double and triple check the uboat.net profiles and personnel files. They should be very accurate after 3 years of online proof-reading but there is always a small chance of mistakes.
09:49 - Updated the page on type XB mine layers.
09:50 - Updated the profile for U-263.
09:50 - Fighting the U-boats, update
Added a nice page on the United States Coast Guard.
Added a nice page on the United States Destroyers.
Added information to the V & W Destroyer page.
09:50 - Updated the page on Schnorchel fitted U-boats.
09:50 -Updated the profile for U-539.
09:53 - Added a map of the Piening-Route.
09:53 - Heavily updated the profile for U-105.
09:52 - Added a page on the Brazilian Air Force
Added a page on the South African Navy
09:52 - Added a very interesting 4-page article called
The Battle against the U-boat in the American Theater
09:52 - Fighting the U-boats, update
Added a page Colony class frigates.
Added a page on American Flush Deck destroyers.
Added a page on American Benson-Livermore destroyers.
Added a page on American Destroyer Leaders destroyers.
Added a page on RCAF successes against U-boats
09:54 - Updated the profile for U-26.
09:53 - Updated the profile for U-102. We finally have a fate for that boat! Also updated its success listing.
09:53 - Totally rewrote the English books Bestseller page.
09:54 - Updated the profiles of U-482 and U-1172 regarding 2 ships torpedoed and damaged on Jan 15, 1945.
09:55 - Updated the Stats about uboat.net. Almost 3400 letters received this year, already more than last year. The biggest week ever, once again :)
09:55 - Added a note on a change in successes of U-482.
09:55 - Added a small note to the profile of U-166.
09:54 - Well, I am back from Sweden! Always fantastic to land in Iceland again :)
01:24 - Added an archive page for What's new in Nov, 1988
In addition to the items shown here above we made some 21 additions or changes in our databases during December 1998.