The mess gear consisted of individual mess kits for the enlisted men, and a fairly elaborate outfit of silver, glass chinaware and table linen for the officers. In this latter category no surrendered vessel had a complete set of Navy equipment, for the missing items were eked out by using items salvaged from hotels, restaurants, or other sources. Mess gear locker, with fitted stacks and fid
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Wuestion, Just wanted to add little bit more to your question. The source is from Wolf Pack by Gordon Williamson. On page 167 Mr Williamson quotes "The leave system for U-boat men was also highly advantageous. After a patrol the boat would be laid up in port for refit, repairs and cleaning. No more than half, but sometimes only a small skeleton crew, would be left on board while the rema
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Heidenreich, Several reasons why the commander would have to shoot it out with aircraft would be if the aircraft was not spotted in time by the look outs to avoid a short shoot out. The aircraft came out of the low hanging clouds. And like RandJS stated, the boat came to the surface to recharged the batteries. His boat was a type U-flak boat. Or the commander could't not dive because of
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Heidenreich, The situation in which the unit-aircraft be used would be if the captain of the boat decided to fight it out on the surface or he was caught by surprise on the surface. What would make you think that the gun crew would still be at they position during a crash drive? The crew would be inside the boat on after having securing the anit-aircraft guns and hatches. I would ho
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Paul, I can't find anybody by the name of Renner Heinz Gerd. I have tried his name several different way, still no hits. I also tried using his birth date, and still no hits. What u-boat did this man served on? Scott
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Sunmarinehunt, Yes, this is true. We have referred to our submarines as boats. I spent 16 year with the "boats". No numbers were painted on the side on our boats. Sincerely Scott
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SnakeDoc, You are right. I stand corrected
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Dear Submarinehunt, The fuel oil and water goes through the fuel oil purifiers before going to the pure oil fuel tanks.
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Vickers Armstrong – now BAE Systems – built its first submarine in 1888 and has been in the forefront of submarine construction ever since. This is a review of the uses of welding in building submarines at BAE Systems, and shows that many of the problems of fabricating heavy, high-strength welds encountered and often solved, in advance of the rest of commercial fabrication. The Beginnings The
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I hope this will be helpful in answering question about the surrender of the U-boats. SURRENDER OF GERMAN "U" BOAT FLEET To all "U" Boats at sea: Carry out the following instructions forthwith which have been given by the Allied Representatives (A) Surface immediately and remain surfaced. ( Report immediately in P/L your position in latitude and longitude an
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In Germany during the Third Reich period, on the completing his education, the average young man spend six months with the Reichsarbeitsdienst (Labour Service) to carry out construction projects, through it was effectively a paramilitary unit. On competion, he was liable for call-up. A telegram from the appropriate military district contained instruction to report for amusement and registration f
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I hope this will not become a problem in the future.
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I will just delete it, Thank you for the fast reply.
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I forgot to say that the message came from the forum moderator.
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I just received a message that states that I have a new message. It was sent by thegirl2015. The subject was - can I trust you. At the end it was signed by the boat.net forum. I did not open it. I want to know if it was sent by some one at this forum? Scott
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jcrt, Do you have an e-mail address that I can send some other information to? Scott
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jcrt, Are talking about the same men as before? Ekkehard Scherraus and Dieter Hengen? Scott
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jcrt, Ekkerhard Scherraus is list as the 2WO on U-507 for the first three patrols. I can fine no more information on him or dates that he would have sailed on these patrols. He is listed as being the 1WO on U-107 from 11-1942 to 12-1942. He is listed as making no war patrols with U-107. He is again listed on U-68 as the 1WO and made four war patrols with this boat. He departed L
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Hi jcrt, This is all the information I can fine on Wolfdietrich Damerow. I hope this helps in some small way. OLt.z.S. Wolfdietrich Damerow (Kommandant), 28.05.19 in Schwedt/Oder,Wolf-Dietrich Damerow died in a military hospital on 21 May 1944.in the Reservelazarett Eberswalde from emboli and intestinal occlusion subsequent to a wound. His grave remains unknown. I could not fine
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JCRT, Montrolite, a Canadian Imperial Oil tanker sunk by a German U-boat off Bermuda in 1942 as it was heading north to Halifax with a cargo of diesel fuel from Venezuela. It has a capacity of 55,200 barrels. Don't know if it was topped off to capacity during the sinking. I hope this helps in some way. Scott
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Hi Everybody, I just found this on the net. Just some good reading. Enjoy. Scott Sorenson WWII ships found deep in 'Graveyard of the Atlantic' Sonar images of an American merchant tanker the "Bluefields" (TOP) and a World War II U-boat "U-576 that have been discovered at the bottom of the Atlantic, some 30 miles off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. (AFP P
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Just found this article in the web. Was thinking that it might be of interest to some of us. Then again, it might be just old news. BOSTON -- Divers have discovered a World War II-era German submarine nearly 70 years after it sank under withering U.S. attack in waters off Nantucket. The U-550 was found Monday by a privately funded group organized by New Jersey lawyer Joe Mazraani. It was the
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A type 7 U-boat had 2 battery compartments called " accumulator room 1 and 2 ( #1 was aft and #2 was forward ) . There was an access hatch to each. This battery room or compartment was so tight for space that above the batteries was a set of rails with a small trolly for a man to lay on and slide over the tops of the to check them or to make repairs. The batteries were of the rubber lined ,l
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Mike, Her is some information about the pens that may or may not help you. Lorient Keroman 1 - 120 meters long, 85 meters wide, 18.5 meters high, roof protection is 3.5 meters thick. Keroman 11 - 138 meters long, 128 meters wide, 18.5 myers high, roof protection is 3.5 meters thick. Keroman 111 - 170 meters long, 135 wide, 20 meters high, roof protection is 6.4 meters thick.
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JCRT, I believe, but I may be wrong, the first u-boat with a schnorchel was a Type IIC, U-58 in August of 1943. This was followed by U-211 in November and U-264 of December. I hope this helps. Scott Sorenson
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Marcelo, What type of data are you looking for? Would it be for the Type IXC u-boats? Scott
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John, If you want to know more about the U-3008 you can go to www.uboatarchive.net, then go to Design Studies of Surrendered U-Boats, then go to Design study of Former German Submarine - Type XXI. I hope this help. Good Luck. Scott
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John, U-3008 left Wilhelmshaven for patrol on 3 May 1945, but returned to port after the surrender.So yes,I would say the boat was at sea at the time Germany surrender. It is said that the boat returned to port,I would think that port would be Wilhelmshaven. On 21 June 1945 she was taken by the Allies from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan, thence transferred to the United States, reaching
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Next Wednesday night 10:00 pm (July 24) on the PBS channel there will be a program that will be examining the concrete submarine pens built by the Germans to protect their U-boat from Allied bombers. If you miss on Wednesday night it will be on again on the following Friday night at 11:00pm on the same channel. It is a series about the military hardware and technology created by the German tha
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Wreakferret, I hope the below information will help you to answer your question about the hull thickness. I took this out of my design study book that was completed in 1945 at the end of the war. I am sorry about the little yellow faces, I seem to not be able to get rid of them. C  O  N  F  I  D  E  N  T  I  A  L    HULL STRUCTURAL   1.  General     The vessel consists of a cylindri
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