U-69 photo

[bobi]

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.

[Mr. Bill]

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

[dougie47]

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

[JAORSA]

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

[bobi]

Hello.
I have found something such

"Algunos de los uboote que utilizaron este patr

[JAORSA]

Bobi, this text (translated into Spanish) is part of the article by Dougie Martindale "Type VIIC Free-Flooding Vent Patterns" ...

[bobi]

ok. thanks  And if you perhaps still have some photos o at- 69 ??

[dougie47]

Hi Bobi,

Here you go -

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

Cheers,

Dougie

[Johann Vilthomsen]

Please feel free to visit my web www.u-69.net 

[bobi]

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

[Rokket]

gret site and awesome Habitaci

[Johann Vilthomsen]

gret site and awesome Habitaci

[Johann Vilthomsen]

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.

[dougie47]

Hi Bobi,

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







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

[bobi]

thanks for the photos