Hello Mr. Tore and Maciek,
I sent an email to the U-Boot-Museium in Cuxhaven Germany and receiver the following response...
Dear Don,
since Mr.Monte is not longer on board of our team, but left for family reasons,
I can possibly help you.
In the old times the German language had a "ß" that was a combination of "s" and "z".
Since the handwritten (Sütterlin) letters resembled a "ß", it grew to one separate letter.
But in the meantime resp. since 100 years there is no more written "sz",(it would be incorrect to use it)
but always "ß" when written in small letters, but "SS" when written in capitals,
Messgefäß or MESSGEFÄSS.
We all wish you good luck and success with your certainly very interesting book.
Stay in contact, kind regards
Jutta
Dr. Jutta Baberg
Deutsches U-Boot Museum
Lange Straße 1
D-27478 Cuxhaven-Altenbruch
What do you think?
Regards,
Don_