« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Loading torpedoes  (Read 10092 times)

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline NZSnowman

  • Admiral4
  • *
  • Posts: 2,419
  • Gender: Male
  • U-1308
    • U-1308 - Wikipedia
Loading torpedoes
« on: 31 Dec , 2009, 12:03 »
I can not find the post, but was someone looking for information or pictures of loading torpedoes into a Type II
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline Rokket

  • Administrator
  • *
  • Posts: 2,362
  • Gender: Male
  • Submarine Enthusiast
    • AMP - Accurate Model Parts
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #1 on: 01 Jan , 2010, 00:20 »
post away, I remember the thread too, but that doesn't mean I can find it...
Report to moderator   Logged
AMP - Accurate Model Parts - http://amp.rokket.biz

Offline Greif

  • Admiral2
  • *
  • Posts: 755
  • Gender: Male
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #2 on: 01 Jan , 2010, 03:05 »
Quote from: NZSnowman on 31 Dec , 2009, 12:03
I can not find the post, but was someone looking for information or pictures of loading torpedoes into a Type II
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline NZSnowman

  • Admiral4
  • *
  • Posts: 2,419
  • Gender: Male
  • U-1308
    • U-1308 - Wikipedia
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #3 on: 01 Jan , 2010, 11:22 »


Here the picture of the loading of the torpedo into a Type II. I hope it can be useful :) 
Report to moderator   Logged

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #4 on: 03 Jan , 2010, 03:49 »
Hi guys,

Here is one low quality image found in internet.
Type II is loading a torpedo with an exercise head.

There are two pictures in my Vesikko book:
page 37 Type IIB, page 69 Vesikko.
Unfortunately I can
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline Rokket

  • Administrator
  • *
  • Posts: 2,362
  • Gender: Male
  • Submarine Enthusiast
    • AMP - Accurate Model Parts
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #5 on: 06 Jan , 2010, 01:03 »
I guess we'll have to buy the book!
Report to moderator   Logged
AMP - Accurate Model Parts - http://amp.rokket.biz

Offline Greif

  • Admiral2
  • *
  • Posts: 755
  • Gender: Male
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #6 on: 06 Jan , 2010, 01:21 »
Quote from: rokket on 06 Jan , 2010, 01:03
I guess we'll have to buy the book!

Already bought!  ;D

Ernest
Report to moderator   Logged

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #7 on: 06 Jan , 2010, 11:06 »
Quote
I guess we'll have to buy the book!
That
Report to moderator   Logged

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #8 on: 19 Jan , 2010, 03:33 »
Hi,

Here is another image of Type II loading torpedo find in internet.
The boat might be IID.

The strut with a pulley can be seen just behind the net cutter.



The file seems to be a scan from a book.
Does anyone know what book it could be?

Timo
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline dougie47

  • Administrator
  • *
  • Posts: 758
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #9 on: 19 Jan , 2010, 05:34 »
Hi Timo,

The photo can be found on page 26 of "U-Boote: 1935-1945 The History Of The Kriegsmarine U-boats" by Jean Philippe Dallies-Labourdette (Histoire & Collections, 1996). The caption in the books says it is a VIIB...but I am sure you agree it isn't!

Cheers,

Dougie
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline Greif

  • Admiral2
  • *
  • Posts: 755
  • Gender: Male
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #10 on: 19 Jan , 2010, 05:39 »
Hi Timo, I'm a bit late in replying, but I wanted to let you know that your book is outstanding!  It was a great help to me during my U3 build and I will use it again for my next Type IIa build.  I wish I could read Finnish to find out all the neat information you wrote about.  Something to learn for the future I guess.  Again, well done!

Ernest
Report to moderator   Logged

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #11 on: 19 Jan , 2010, 23:17 »
Hi Dougie,

Quote
The caption in the books says it is a VIIB...but I am sure you agree it isn't!

Yes, I agree. The boat can
Report to moderator   Logged

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #12 on: 19 Jan , 2010, 23:23 »
Quote
I wanted to let you know that your book is outstanding!  It was a great help to me during my U3 build and I will use it again for my next Type IIa build.  I wish I could read Finnish to find out all the neat information you wrote about.  Something to learn for the future I guess.


Thanks for your kind words Ernest! I really appreciate!
Writing an u-boat book was great fun. At last I found a work that I really love to do.  ;D
Unfortunately one can
Report to moderator   Logged

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #13 on: 21 Feb , 2010, 12:13 »
Hi guys,

Here is an interesting photo of the torpedo loading hatch of museum submarine Vesikko.
It
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline Rokket

  • Administrator
  • *
  • Posts: 2,362
  • Gender: Male
  • Submarine Enthusiast
    • AMP - Accurate Model Parts
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #14 on: 22 Feb , 2010, 00:56 »
amazing website, thanks for the link
Report to moderator   Logged
AMP - Accurate Model Parts - http://amp.rokket.biz

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #15 on: 16 Apr , 2010, 13:54 »
Hi guys,

Here is another image from the original Vesikko / Type IIA torpedo loading manual.
It shows the whole external loading system.

The boat
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline NZSnowman

  • Admiral4
  • *
  • Posts: 2,419
  • Gender: Male
  • U-1308
    • U-1308 - Wikipedia
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #16 on: 16 Apr , 2010, 14:10 »
Thanks Timo for the image :)

I see it came from the Finnish National Archives, I was just wondering do they hold many of the original documents?
Report to moderator   Logged

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #17 on: 16 Apr , 2010, 14:36 »
Yes, there is lot
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline NZSnowman

  • Admiral4
  • *
  • Posts: 2,419
  • Gender: Male
  • U-1308
    • U-1308 - Wikipedia
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #18 on: 16 Apr , 2010, 15:39 »
I jealous. It a long way for me to see other original U-boat documents.

Have they started to scan them, or are they all still paper? Some of the important original documents in NZ are being scanned, to able viewing and for a backup.
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline Rokket

  • Administrator
  • *
  • Posts: 2,362
  • Gender: Male
  • Submarine Enthusiast
    • AMP - Accurate Model Parts
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #19 on: 16 Apr , 2010, 21:01 »
great document, LOVE the detail, we need many more of these!
Report to moderator   Logged
AMP - Accurate Model Parts - http://amp.rokket.biz

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #20 on: 17 Apr , 2010, 03:55 »
Hi Simon,

Quote
I jealous. It a long way for me to see other original U-boat documents.

The journey is long, but think what
Report to moderator   Logged

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Loading torpedoes
« Reply #21 on: 17 Apr , 2010, 04:02 »
Hi Wink,

Quote
great document, LOVE the detail, we need many more of these!

Thanks! I'm glad to here that!
I have some scanned detail plans which I can share.
I'll show some in near future.

Timo
Report to moderator   Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »