VIIC/41 - Schematices drawing

[NZSnowman]

Simon.
I have no means to measure the angles, but am wondering about your blue casingdeck image. I the way of the lower wintergarden I guess the casing deck has a small 2nd. widening between frame 41+ and 47. See picture below. I have some photos showing KNM the decking in the vicinity of the snortmast see below, on the Kaura decking we did away with the wintergarden and the 2nd deckwidening.

Thanks, Tore.

I know the little winglets you are talking. I decided not to add them to this layer of the drawing, but I will add them soon.

Tore, I would be keen to see any of your photo's that you are willing to share with as that shows the wooden decking, as I am planning to draw this soon.

[tore]

Simon.
Here are a few photos of the wooden casingdeck, I am not sure if it is of any help though.

[tore]

Simon
Further to my latest post I have another photo which you might already have in your file.
Tore

[tore]

Simon.
I found a few more photos of the casingdeck.

[NZSnowman]

Thanks Tore, they will be very useful!!     I want to research the later 'planked' decks.

[NZSnowman]

A very big day for U-1308, the first part of her deck was lay. The dockworkers this morning were able to added the stern Torpedo Loading hatches, the Exhaust Access hatches and the Exhaust Outlet Control Valve hatches.


Fig. 1. U-1308 new deck.


Fig. 2. Cover hatches remove so we can see that under them.

[tore]

Simon.
Looks very good!
Tore

[NZSnowman]

Added the torpedo loading frames resets for the vertical poles. Not all U-boats that had the late war

[tore]

Even the wooden casingdeck has it special details! Gentlemen this is going to be scientific documentation.
Tore

[NZSnowman]

U-1308 decking

[NZSnowman]

Hatch Covers

Hatch cover (left) Fuel Oil.
Hatch cover (middle) Engine Lubricating Oil.
Hatch cover (Right) Fuel oil compensating system & Low pressure exhaust gas and emergency blowing systems

[tore]

Simon.
Very good, but I miss the wooden deckhatch for the galley hatch, see my to days post in the other thread.
Tore

[NZSnowman]

Galley Hatch Cover

U-1308 got its galley hatch installed this morning

Tore/Maciek/or All, does anyone know what are the four small reset found around the galley hatch? They are found on the Type VIIB and Type VIIC's. The single reset on the port side is for the 'T' handle of the galley hatch.

[NZSnowman]

The crew of U-1308 would like to wish you all a Happy Holidays and a great New Year.

[tore]

Simon.
As shown on my recent photo I guess these recesses are openings for the T bars to various external valves under the casing deck, thus no spindlewheels on the valves.To tell which hole goes to which valve is probably very difficult. My guess is that it might be in connection with bunkering of fuel, luboil, freshwater and that sort of thing. The location of the valves around the galley hatch was convenient for communication with the people in the engineroom, remember these were the days before walky talkies.
Tore