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Re: T5 Paint Colors for U-505
Posted by:
Keith Gill
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Date: February 05, 2004 05:03AM
I too saw the U534 T5 which is one reason I am asking for opinions. It looks light blue or light grey nose, not sure of body. HAve posted an email to the site owner.
All torpedoes on display at U-505 have been painted an olive green or green gray body with red warhead. There appears to be a zinc chromate type primer underneath. I dont know why this is so but they have been that way since the 1950s. They are G7e's, one of which is a red/white stripe head on a practice torpedo.
Interstingly we just got a G7a from the US Navy that came from a Seehund. Its body is a dark green, Very dark green, with a red warhead. Again, dont know why. But interesting that they are consistent and obtained by us years apart. It is possible those were all painted by bored US Navy ratings before we got them.
I have a manual for a FAT torpedo that indicates painting of identification stripes or other marks for quick ID of type etc. So far I have not found anything similar for T5.
Our T5 was stored under the floors of the Fwd Torp room with only the forward body visible and the detached tail inserted into another tube to appear loaded. I suspect that the body may have been painted yellow on the top simply so it would stand out in the bilges of U-505 for tours to see the torpedo. Unfortunately nobody knew it was a T5 until I identified it.
So I guess this answers some of your questions, I appreciate your responses so far.
Is the owner of that U534 site showing the removal of torpedoes and ammo returning emails?
Regards,
Keith Gill
Curator U-505
All torpedoes on display at U-505 have been painted an olive green or green gray body with red warhead. There appears to be a zinc chromate type primer underneath. I dont know why this is so but they have been that way since the 1950s. They are G7e's, one of which is a red/white stripe head on a practice torpedo.
Interstingly we just got a G7a from the US Navy that came from a Seehund. Its body is a dark green, Very dark green, with a red warhead. Again, dont know why. But interesting that they are consistent and obtained by us years apart. It is possible those were all painted by bored US Navy ratings before we got them.
I have a manual for a FAT torpedo that indicates painting of identification stripes or other marks for quick ID of type etc. So far I have not found anything similar for T5.
Our T5 was stored under the floors of the Fwd Torp room with only the forward body visible and the detached tail inserted into another tube to appear loaded. I suspect that the body may have been painted yellow on the top simply so it would stand out in the bilges of U-505 for tours to see the torpedo. Unfortunately nobody knew it was a T5 until I identified it.
So I guess this answers some of your questions, I appreciate your responses so far.
Is the owner of that U534 site showing the removal of torpedoes and ammo returning emails?
Regards,
Keith Gill
Curator U-505
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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T5 Paint Colors for U-505 | Keith Gill | 02/04/2004 07:37PM |
Re: T5 Paint Colors for U-505 | Ken Dunn | 02/04/2004 09:36PM |
Re: T5 Paint Colors for U-505 | ROBERT M. | 02/05/2004 01:27AM |
Re: T5 Paint Colors for U-505 | J.T. McDaniel | 02/05/2004 02:12AM |
Re: T5 Paint Colors for U-505 | Rainer Bruns | 02/05/2004 03:21AM |
Re: T5 Paint Colors for U-505 | ROBERT M. | 02/05/2004 04:25AM |
Re: T5 Paint Colors for U-505 | Keith Gill | 02/05/2004 05:03AM |
Re: T5 Paint Colors for U-505 | Maciej Trybus | 02/05/2004 11:25PM |
Re: T5 Paint Colors for U-505 | joe brandt | 02/08/2004 09:04PM |
Re: T5 Paint Colors for U-505 | ROBERT M. | 02/09/2004 02:35AM |
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