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Offline dbauer

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U-166 Question
« on: 16 May , 2014, 19:34 »
Did U-166 have a Net cutter at the time of sinking in 1942 ?
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Dan

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Re: U-166 Question
« Reply #1 on: 17 May , 2014, 07:41 »
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.
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Re: U-166 Question
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Re: U-166 Question
« Reply #3 on: 17 May , 2014, 08:54 »
Hi SG,
As suggested, this topic has been moved to the Type IX section.
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Dougie
 

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Re: U-166 Question
« Reply #4 on: 17 May , 2014, 16:33 »
Thanks guys!  ;)
Regards,
Dan