Tores mailbox VIIC and VIIC/41 operation and technical details

[Don Prince]

Hello Mr. Tore, Simon, and Mark,


I got the packages for Mr. Tore and Mark back from the USPS and had to re-send them today. I have no idea if Simon's package was sent on to New Zealand or was lost by the USPS. We'll find out in a week or so...


Regards,
Don_

[tore]

Hi Don and everybody.
I am finally back after my vacation and a lot of other events. First of all Don, thanks for the DVD which I got in the mail today, the box was slight broken, but I guess the disc is OK. As I have no DVD input on my PC I have mobilized my grandchildren to help me with the hardware, looking forward to seeing the final result.

I the meantime I found a few images from KNM Kaura ex U 995 up at my summerfarm they might have some interest beeing shot in 1953 above the polar circle in northern Norway and actually in the area where U-995 did her WW2 patrol watching the convoys to Murmansk.
I have a few more never been published if any interest.
Tore

[Don Prince]

Hello Mr. Tore,

The previous page and my response to Raymic1 which has a link that does an auto download from Dropbox which contains the final released and copyrighted version of Skizzenbuch and the folder that contains 10 huge prints. I will repost the link...

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9is1eocx7qilq4o/AAC6v4TufyFyAcsV8yH08s_-a?dl=1

The CD is about 99% full with the PDF and the Wallet Folder.

Any new unpublished photos are always desired...

Regards,
Don_

PS: the Skizzenbuch link on the www.subcommittee.com website at "The U-Boat Pen" looks to have had over 160 downloads to date...

[tore]

Don and all
In september 1953 we did a schnorchel testrun Bergen Norway,- Fareoe Islands - Bergen, 17 days submerged, a pretty long time in those days. Here is an image of the officers on the bridge I`m in the centre returning to Bergen. The other image is returning to the submarine pen in Trondheim a bit later same year. My private photos not published before.
Tore

[Katuna]

Those pictures are brilliant! Would love to see any of your photos.

[tore]

Katuna.
Something happened to my last post, it seems everything disappeared. The front of the U-995 engines seems to cause some trouble. As from 1943 the idea was to get rid of some extra weight particularly on the VIIC/41 due to the increased diving depth keeping the same enginepower a few weight reductions were carried out on on the submarine. On the GW engines this involved removing the direct reversing mechanism including the double camshaft and the huge reversing cylinder on the top of the engine up front. The submarine was manoeuvred by the e-motors in an easy way, saving a lot of HP air. On some engines like the U-995 you`ll still find some rudiment parts like the reversing handle etc. Below I have tried to identify the various items at the front of the engine.
Tore

[Katuna]

Well, I'm glad I asked you before I scratch built one. Thank you for the photo with the identifiers.

[tore]

A few more old images KNM Kaura ex U 995   1953-54

[Raymic1]

Wonderful photos Mr Tore. Thanks for sharing.
Is that your Captain on the Attack periscope in photo 11?

[tore]

Raymic
Indeed he was one of the pioneers of our VIICs and a good friend of mine.
Tore

[tore]

A few more private photos from KNM Kaura 1953-1954

[tore]

Just for fun, here is an image showing Hans Georg Hess the last CO of U 995 visiting the U 995 museum a few years back and the first CO of KNM Kaura ex U 995  Nils Tiltnes in 1954.
Tore

[tore]

A  photo from KNM Kaura showing the helmsman while running surfaced on diesel watching the removable gyro repeater.


Tore

[Don Prince]

Hello Mr. Tore,

I'm now back to looking at the Type IX C and C40 U-Boats... Unfortunately, I don't have Maciek for guidance anymore. I'm looking at the rudder control and I understand some of the electrical schematic. I'm not certain about the "Self Starter" device. It looks to be a driven set of cams which may change the switch contacts after movement has started.

Do you know someone that I may communicate with to get a precise understanding of this circuit?

Regards,
Don_

[tore]

Don.
 As so many of my crew have passed away including my 1. electrician who for sure would have been able to answer, I am sorry not being able to help you. I was never involved in this stuff.
Tore