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SEA => SUBS: Uboats => TYPE VII => Topic started by: bobi on 20 Nov , 2009, 05:50

Title: U-69 photo
Post by: bobi on 20 Nov , 2009, 05:50: hello I am new here . I found a photo. It is at- 69 during launching. could somebody tell me what is the element behind ,sticking out of the beak under launcher?? And if you perhaps still have some photos o at- 69. there is nothing like that on the net . help me pleas , it very important to me.
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4960/beztytuu1u.jpg)
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: Mr. Bill on 20 Nov , 2009, 07:38: Hello Bobi and Welcome,

I don't really know what that object is in the photo. I might be wrong, but I believe that the boat in the photo is not U-69 because the flooding vent pattern seems to be that of a VIIB boat. Perhaps some of the experts here can help out with this.

Regards,

Mr. Bill
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: dougie47 on 20 Nov , 2009, 13:01: Hi Bobi and Mr. Bill,

You are right Mr. Bill about this photo - it is definitely not U 69. It is the Type VIIB U 54 on the day of her launch, 15 August 1939.

I am not sure what the shroud pointed to by the red arrow is. It was there on the early VIIBs such as U 54 and U 47. But this feature was not present on later VIIBs such as U 99. I haven't seen it on any VIICs so U 69 did not have it. I presume this feature was removed from the VII class before the introduction of the VIIC variant.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Dougie
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: JAORSA on 20 Nov , 2009, 13:46: Hi Bobi, Bill and Dougie,
I asked the same question in the forum of U-Historia, here in Spain, it is very likely to be a speed measuring device. Also used in other types of boats.
Cheers,

Javier
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: bobi on 20 Nov , 2009, 14:12: Hello. ;)
I have found something such

"Algunos de los uboote que utilizaron este patr
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: JAORSA on 20 Nov , 2009, 14:46: Bobi, this text (translated into Spanish) is part of the article by Dougie Martindale "Type VIIC Free-Flooding Vent Patterns" ...
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: bobi on 20 Nov , 2009, 16:51: ok. thanks ;D And if you perhaps still have some photos o at- 69 ??
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: dougie47 on 21 Nov , 2009, 05:52: Hi Bobi,

Here you go -

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=149950&page=2

Cheers,

Dougie
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: Johann Vilthomsen on 24 Nov , 2009, 12:58: Please feel free to visit my web www.u-69.net ;)
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: bobi on 27 Nov , 2009, 17:24: Hi.

thanks Dougie and Johann :)

Hawe you got any photos 69 from the moment of launehing or the wrks in a dry dock??
I need the photos of the hull and the whole outline of a ship
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: Rokket on 27 Nov , 2009, 19:30: gret site and awesome Habitaci
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: Johann Vilthomsen on 29 Nov , 2009, 06:50: Quote from: rokket on 27 Nov , 2009, 19:30
gret site and awesome Habitaci
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: Johann Vilthomsen on 29 Nov , 2009, 06:55: Quote from: bobi on 27 Nov , 2009, 17:24
Hi.

thanks Dougie and Johann :)

Hawe you got any photos 69 from the moment of launehing or the wrks in a dry dock??
I need the photos of the hull and the whole outline of a ship

Bobi, it is very difficult to find these pictures you ask. I have passion for the U69, and the pictures that I found are very few.
Sorry for the on-line translation. :-[
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: dougie47 on 29 Nov , 2009, 08:23: Hi Bobi,

As requested, below are three photos of U 69 on the day of her launch, 19 September 1940-

(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc118/dougie47/U69_A3_19sep40_launch.jpg)

(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc118/dougie47/U69_A2_19sep40_launch.jpg)

(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc118/dougie47/U69_A1_19sep40_launch.jpg)

If you look between the UWT plates on U 69, you will see that the GHGs are in different locations on U 69 than on the Revell kit. (The GHGs are the circles above the forward diveplanes)

Cheers,

Dougie
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: bobi on 01 Dec , 2009, 15:52: thanks for the photos
Title: Re: U-69 photo
Post by: Johann Vilthomsen on 09 Dec , 2009, 12:35: Quote from: bobi on 01 Dec , 2009, 15:52
thanks for the photos

Me too!!! ;D ;D ;D