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U-166 Question

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dbauer:
Did U-166 have a Net cutter at the time of sinking in 1942 ?
Thanks, ???
Dan

SG:
Dan, I'd say no, she didn't. I haven't found any mid-1942 picture of U-166, but in the pictures of Type IXs taken at Lorient in late 1941 and 1942 none of the boats sported the net cutter anymore (U-166 arrived in Lorient on 10 July 1942 and left for her first and last patrol on 17 July 1942). U-166 was launched in 1942, by that time net cutters had already been discontinued on type IX boats.
Cheers
SG
 

SG:
Dan, She definitely didn't have it

Also, worth to check are:
http://gulfwrecks.net/DataPages/U-166-dat.htm
http://www.oilandgasonline.com/doc/hugin-3000-surveys-possible-shipwrecks-robert-0001
http://aoghs.org/offshore-oil-and-gas-history/petroleum-survey-finds-u-166/
http://www.geschichtsthemen.de/u-166.htm
http://de.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/13675/start/-1
Cheers
SG
P.S. I think this thread should be moved to the type IX section of the forum to avoid confusion  ;D
 

dougie47:
Hi SG,
As suggested, this topic has been moved to the Type IX section.
Cheers,
Dougie
 

dbauer:
Thanks guys!  ;)
Regards,
Dan

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