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Re: WW1 UBOAT GUN IDENTIFICATION
Posted by:
martin kent
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Date: September 17, 2013 10:45AM
HI MICHAEL,
OUR GUN WAS BROUGHT UP APROX' 90 MILES SW OF CORNWALL-NOT VERY ACCURATE I KNOW!
I HAVE BEEN CENTERING MY SEARCH AROUND UB-18, UC-19, AND U-41. U-41 WAS SOON DISCOUNTED AS ALL REFERENCES SEEMED TO INDICATE THAT THIS BOAT WAS BUILT WITH A 10.5CM GUN,(WAS THIS A PREMATURE PRESUMPTION??) OF THE OTHER TWO UB-18 SEEMS TO FIT THE INFORMATION I HAVE BEST OF ALL. I HAVN'T YET SEEN ANY REFERENCES OF THE BOATS SUNK AFTER THE WAR, BUT THIS COULD OPEN UP MORE POSSIBILITIES!
I'M GOING TO TRY AND PUT APICTURE OF THE GUN ON HERE, IT MAY HELP,
MARTIN.......
OUR GUN WAS BROUGHT UP APROX' 90 MILES SW OF CORNWALL-NOT VERY ACCURATE I KNOW!
I HAVE BEEN CENTERING MY SEARCH AROUND UB-18, UC-19, AND U-41. U-41 WAS SOON DISCOUNTED AS ALL REFERENCES SEEMED TO INDICATE THAT THIS BOAT WAS BUILT WITH A 10.5CM GUN,(WAS THIS A PREMATURE PRESUMPTION??) OF THE OTHER TWO UB-18 SEEMS TO FIT THE INFORMATION I HAVE BEST OF ALL. I HAVN'T YET SEEN ANY REFERENCES OF THE BOATS SUNK AFTER THE WAR, BUT THIS COULD OPEN UP MORE POSSIBILITIES!
I'M GOING TO TRY AND PUT APICTURE OF THE GUN ON HERE, IT MAY HELP,
MARTIN.......
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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WW1 UBOAT GUN IDENTIFICATION | MARTIN KENT | 09/16/2013 02:04PM |
Re: WW1 UBOAT GUN IDENTIFICATION | Michael Lowrey | 09/16/2013 06:21PM |
Re: WW1 UBOAT GUN IDENTIFICATION | martin kent | 09/17/2013 10:45AM |
Re: WW1 UBOAT GUN IDENTIFICATION | martin kent | 09/17/2013 12:57PM |
Re: WW1 UBOAT GUN IDENTIFICATION | Michael Lowrey | 09/17/2013 01:09PM |