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Re: Foul Weather Cap
Posted by: joe brandt ()
Date: October 25, 2001 02:12AM

<HTML>Sorry RB but foul weather gear such as the sou'wester and other oilskin weather gear was issued to the boat and not the indidual crewmen . Other gear that belonged to the boat was binoculars and the dräger tauchretter escape gear . Foul weather gear had to be shared among the crew . Each man did have his own set of black or grey green heavy leather jacket and pants . For more info on this please see U-BOAT COMMANDERS AND CREWS 1935-45 by JAK P . MALLMAN SHOWELL page 21 . I am sure in the merchant navy you had your own set of foul weather cloths but not in the u-bootwaffe that was boat stores property handed out as needed ! When a man left a boat he did not take his oilskins or escape gear with him , his next boat would provide that for him .</HTML>

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Foul Weather Cap Mike 10/23/2001 09:42PM
Re: Foul Weather Cap joe brandt 10/24/2001 01:09AM
Re: Foul Weather Cap Rainer Bruns 10/24/2001 01:41AM
Re: Foul Weather Cap joe brandt 10/25/2001 02:12AM
Re: Foul Weather Cap Rainer Bruns 10/25/2001 01:32PM
Re: Foul Weather Cap kelley green 11/11/2001 11:48PM


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