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SEA => SUBS: Uboats => TYPE VII => Topic started by: GlennCauley on 13 Oct , 2017, 09:44

Title: Liferaft colour
Post by: GlennCauley on 13 Oct , 2017, 09:44

Yes, maybe a silly question... but I am asking for a friend.

The liferafts (big & small) used on Type VIIC boats... were they black or another colour?

See the attached pic of sinking of U-625.  You can see the difference in colour between the crew uniforms and the liferaft colour.   That may be due to wetness/dryness, exposure, etc.

Any help is appreciated.

Title: Re: Liferaft colour
Post by: dougie47 on 13 Oct , 2017, 15:46

Hi Glenn,

There may be exceptions but the liferaft containers would normally be painted black like the other deck details.

Sometime the metal hatches on the deck (and other metal details) shined brightly in a way that the wooden deck did not. There are even black metal hatches which look white under strong sunshine in the black and white photos.

Cheers,

Dougie

Title: Re: Liferaft colour
Post by: GlennCauley on 16 Oct , 2017, 08:05

Hi Dougie,

We were wondering about the colour of the actual liferaft itself, not the container/hatch.  :)

Glenn

Title: Re: Liferaft colour
Post by: dougie47 on 16 Oct , 2017, 15:34

Hi Glenn,

Oops! I should have read more carefully. Sorry but I don't know the colour of the liferafts.

Cheers,

Dougie

Title: Re: Liferaft colour
Post by: David83 on 21 Oct , 2017, 06:21

if i am not completly wrong i remember to read somewhere that the life rafts where pretty much the same as the luftwaffe where using in ww2
they should be yellow over all but i dont know if there where not black ones .
at the end of the war i guess the german where using what ever was availabel .

https://militaryantiquesmuseum.com/av281-wwii-german-luftwaffe-bomber-crew-life-raft.7178.htm

br David

Title: Re: Liferaft colour
Post by: NZSnowman on 22 Oct , 2017, 01:09

A while back now, I did some research on the 5 man liferafts of the Type VIIC/41 and I also came up with yellow being the colour.

Title: Re: Liferaft colour
Post by: 42rocker on 02 Apr , 2018, 16:33

As I'm going to be using a liferaft or two in my diorama I'm interested if yellow seems to be the correct color or not.

Yellow??

Later Tim

Title: Re: Liferaft colour
Post by: 42rocker on 02 Apr , 2018, 16:35

As I'm going to be using a life raft or two in my diorama I'm interested if yellow seems to be the correct color Also or not.

Yellow??

Should also ask about the life jackets color. Also yellow or ??

Later Tim

Title: Re: Liferaft colour
Post by: NZSnowman on 02 Apr , 2018, 16:41

Quote from: 42rocker on 02 Apr , 2018, 16:35

Should also ask about the life jackets color. Also yellow or ??

(http://www.militaryautographs.com/images/items/KMV1.JPG)

http://www.militaryautographs.com/item.asp?itemnum=800 (http://www.militaryautographs.com/item.asp?itemnum=800)

Title: Re: Liferaft colour
Post by: 42rocker on 02 Apr , 2018, 19:51

Well that's a statement of color, Thanks.

Later Tim