Hello Simon
Does anyone know how the aft torpedo door work? As the plans do not seem to match the real pictures.
You mean rear door of the tube (interior door)?
There was a door supported by the hinge. On the rear edge/end of the tube was rotating ring with
some kind of bayonet screw, which locked closed door.
There is also a gear, to which can be attached a hand lever, and which is used to rotate a lcoking ring
(at about 5 hour on the below image).
To the locking ring were also attached angle plate, which was used to interlock some operations.
See also photos on u-historia - you will see parts described above.
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Regards
Maciek
Sorry, good point. I was talking about the outer door. On the plans it looks like it hinge at the top and the whole door left up
Way back in March I was asking about the stern outer torpedo hatch and how it worked. As from pictures of U-995 I just could not see how it hinge at the top and the whole door left up. This morning I read that the stern torpedo tube hatch has been welded shut, so the hatch openings are not visible. That is why I could not make head or tails of it
Maciek, I forgot to add, almost all of the pictures I have of the under deck have come from U-534 while she was being cut up. I have some excellent pictures of the framing, piping etc