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SEA => SUBS: Uboats => TYPE II => Topic started by: NZSnowman on 31 Dec , 2009, 12:03

Title: Loading torpedoes
Post by: NZSnowman on 31 Dec , 2009, 12:03: I can not find the post, but was someone looking for information or pictures of loading torpedoes into a Type II
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Post by: Rokket on 01 Jan , 2010, 00:20: post away, I remember the thread too, but that doesn't mean I can find it...
Title: Re: Loading torpedoes
Post by: Greif on 01 Jan , 2010, 03:05: Quote from: NZSnowman on 31 Dec , 2009, 12:03
I can not find the post, but was someone looking for information or pictures of loading torpedoes into a Type II
Title: Re: Loading torpedoes
Post by: NZSnowman on 01 Jan , 2010, 11:22: (http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2654/typeiiloading.th.jpg) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/typeiiloading.jpg/)

Here the picture of the loading of the torpedo into a Type II. I hope it can be useful :)
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Post by: UrpoK on 03 Jan , 2010, 03:49: Hi guys,

Here is one low quality image found in internet.
Type II is loading a torpedo with an exercise head.

There are two pictures in my Vesikko book:
page 37 Type IIB, page 69 Vesikko.
Unfortunately I can
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Post by: Rokket on 06 Jan , 2010, 01:03: I guess we'll have to buy the book!
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Post by: Greif on 06 Jan , 2010, 01:21: Quote from: rokket on 06 Jan , 2010, 01:03
I guess we'll have to buy the book!

Already bought! ;D

Ernest
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Post by: UrpoK on 06 Jan , 2010, 11:06: Quote
I guess we'll have to buy the book!
That
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Post by: UrpoK on 19 Jan , 2010, 03:33: Hi,

Here is another image of Type II loading torpedo find in internet.
The boat might be IID.

The strut with a pulley can be seen just behind the net cutter.

(http://i32.tinypic.com/2dv8j0z.jpg)

The file seems to be a scan from a book.
Does anyone know what book it could be?

Timo
Title: Re: Loading torpedoes
Post by: dougie47 on 19 Jan , 2010, 05:34: Hi Timo,

The photo can be found on page 26 of "U-Boote: 1935-1945 The History Of The Kriegsmarine U-boats" by Jean Philippe Dallies-Labourdette (Histoire & Collections, 1996). The caption in the books says it is a VIIB...but I am sure you agree it isn't!

Cheers,

Dougie
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Post by: Greif on 19 Jan , 2010, 05:39: Hi Timo, I'm a bit late in replying, but I wanted to let you know that your book is outstanding! It was a great help to me during my U3 build and I will use it again for my next Type IIa build. I wish I could read Finnish to find out all the neat information you wrote about. Something to learn for the future I guess. Again, well done!

Ernest
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Post by: UrpoK on 19 Jan , 2010, 23:17: Hi Dougie,

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The caption in the books says it is a VIIB...but I am sure you agree it isn't!

Yes, I agree. The boat can
Title: Re: Loading torpedoes
Post by: UrpoK on 19 Jan , 2010, 23:23: Quote
I wanted to let you know that your book is outstanding! It was a great help to me during my U3 build and I will use it again for my next Type IIa build. I wish I could read Finnish to find out all the neat information you wrote about. Something to learn for the future I guess.

Thanks for your kind words Ernest! I really appreciate!
Writing an u-boat book was great fun. At last I found a work that I really love to do. ;D
Unfortunately one can
Title: Re: Loading torpedoes
Post by: UrpoK on 21 Feb , 2010, 12:13: Hi guys,

Here is an interesting photo of the torpedo loading hatch of museum submarine Vesikko.
It
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Post by: Rokket on 22 Feb , 2010, 00:56: amazing website, thanks for the link
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Post by: UrpoK on 16 Apr , 2010, 13:54: Hi guys,

Here is another image from the original Vesikko / Type IIA torpedo loading manual.
It shows the whole external loading system.

The boat
Title: Re: Loading torpedoes
Post by: NZSnowman on 16 Apr , 2010, 14:10: Thanks Timo for the image :)

I see it came from the Finnish National Archives, I was just wondering do they hold many of the original documents?
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Post by: UrpoK on 16 Apr , 2010, 14:36: Yes, there is lot
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Post by: NZSnowman on 16 Apr , 2010, 15:39: I jealous. It a long way for me to see other original U-boat documents.

Have they started to scan them, or are they all still paper? Some of the important original documents in NZ are being scanned, to able viewing and for a backup.
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Post by: Rokket on 16 Apr , 2010, 21:01: great document, LOVE the detail, we need many more of these!
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Post by: UrpoK on 17 Apr , 2010, 03:55: Hi Simon,

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I jealous. It a long way for me to see other original U-boat documents.

The journey is long, but think what
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Post by: UrpoK on 17 Apr , 2010, 04:02: Hi Wink,

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great document, LOVE the detail, we need many more of these!

Thanks! I'm glad to here that!
I have some scanned detail plans which I can share.
I'll show some in near future.

Timo