WWI forum
World War One discussions.
Re: 3996 Kiel clock
Posted by:
Michael Lowrey
()
Date: February 02, 2004 10:13AM
<HTML>Darryl,
I take your question to mean that you have a clock that you believe to have come off a WWI U-boat but you're just not sure which boat it is. Unfortunately, information on which item with which specific serial number was on which boat is believed not to exist. Nor do we have a good handle on the supply chain in WWI.
That said, it still might be possible to come up with an answer. Virtually all surviving U-boats were surrendered at the end of the war. Most remained in British hands and were subsequently either broken up or dumped. Either way, a clock from a German submarine would have made an interesting keepsake. If this is something that has been in the family for several generations, the obvious question is whether you had a relative that worked in a shipyard or at a ship breaker about 1920.
Hope this helps,
Michael</HTML>
I take your question to mean that you have a clock that you believe to have come off a WWI U-boat but you're just not sure which boat it is. Unfortunately, information on which item with which specific serial number was on which boat is believed not to exist. Nor do we have a good handle on the supply chain in WWI.
That said, it still might be possible to come up with an answer. Virtually all surviving U-boats were surrendered at the end of the war. Most remained in British hands and were subsequently either broken up or dumped. Either way, a clock from a German submarine would have made an interesting keepsake. If this is something that has been in the family for several generations, the obvious question is whether you had a relative that worked in a shipyard or at a ship breaker about 1920.
Hope this helps,
Michael</HTML>
| Subject | Written By | Posted |
|---|---|---|
3996 Kiel clock
|
Darryl Albert | 02/01/2004 11:49PM |
|
Re: 3996 Kiel clock
|
Michael Lowrey | 02/02/2004 10:13AM |