Blohm + Voss Hamburg

[oldhoweboy]

Hi All
Nice foto of commissioning ???? Boat

http://s971.photobucket.com/user/nobby_ ... 4.jpg.html

Rgds
Nobby

[mark harrison]

HI
Don't know which boat this is, but been waiting for a picture like this for some time.
The deck around the flak gun is not standard-which is a cobweb pattern of squares-this boat has a cobweb pattern of planks.
So any clues would be welcome.
regards. MH.

[oldhoweboy]

Good point Mark!

[oldhoweboy]

Fotos for comparison

http://s971.photobucket.com/user/nobby_ ... 1.jpg.html

All taken at the same place, our mystery boat has different shipyard symbol and probably launched winter-time but boats have similar
features!
I think maybe 613??? 3/1942
Regards
Nobby

[mark harrison]

HI. I believe this is another picture of the commissioning of U 953.
The deck ,the number of crewmen at the flag, the position of the commander all point to this.

Regards MH

[oldhoweboy]

Hi
Yes, could be! I noticed on the commissioning foto link on the duck's topic 953, that the date is given as 1943, in fact it was dec 17 1942!
Rgds
Nobby