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Re: Type VII

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Post by bad karma » 29 May 2016, 17:06

hi,

Type VII-F,i think this is U 1060,unfortunly i have no higher resolution.
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Re: Type VII

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Post by oldhoweboy » 04 Jun 2016, 16:15

U 1061?


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Re: Type VII

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Post by oldhoweboy » 04 Jun 2016, 16:59

Hi
Would like a positive id of any of these four to lead to getting the rest!
From ebay.de
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Re: Type VII

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Post by Pikap » 04 Jun 2016, 17:21

Hi Nobby,

From left: U 589(?), U 376, U 209, U 456.

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Re: Type VII

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Post by oldhoweboy » 04 Jun 2016, 18:27

No doubt you are correct! Is this Bergen?
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Re: Type VII

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Post by bad karma » 05 Jun 2016, 16:32

Hi,

:roll: :roll: :roll: Kirkenes ??.

Patrol info for all four boats.
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Average climate data for Kirkenes(10 last years).
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What do you think?.

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Post by oldhoweboy » 06 Jun 2016, 10:48

Thanks Ron. I was thinking Bergen! Wrong caption!
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Re: Type VII

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Post by oldhoweboy » 06 Jun 2016, 16:57

Hi
Noticed 596 has a speaker bracket and 376 and 456 have extra strut on platform, just a thought.
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Re: Type VII

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Post by oldhoweboy » 06 Jun 2016, 17:19

Hi
Further ........... according to ubootarchive.de and historiches-marine archive.de, do not give U596 in Kirkenes, on that date
However U 378,U 454 and U 589 were. Pikap also puts a question mark against 589!
Expert advice needed please.
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Re: Type VII

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Post by oldhoweboy » 06 Jun 2016, 17:22

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Re: Type VII

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Post by Axel N » 06 Jun 2016, 18:59

Hi Nobby,

help is on its way. Inner boat is clearly a Danzig-Boat. Hence, the correct U-numbers are (from left to right) U 436, U 378, U 209, U 456. Photo must have been taken between 3 and 7 April 1942. Its a famous PK-photography published already during the war.

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Re: Type VII

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Post by oldhoweboy » 07 Jun 2016, 11:03

So! 436 joins us! Now we know! Many thanks and Yes it is coming home ......to Wales!!
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Re: Type VII

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Post by Pikap » 07 Jun 2016, 15:55

Hi,
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This free-flooding vents pattern marked in red indicates Blohm & Voss shipyard (besides U 589 I also considered U 591 and U 592).


vents on U 436
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pattern marked in green can be seen on boats from number U 374 to U 377.

U 378 (in the middle) had no those vents
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Re: Type VII

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Post by bad karma » 07 Jun 2016, 20:22

hi Pikap,

Or.......you`re last two pictures(U 436,U 378) has the wrong identification,identified by ??????
I have never seen these two pictures before.

Just my thought.

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Re: Type VII

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Post by Axel N » 07 Jun 2016, 20:52

Hi all,

I am happy to say that Pikap is correct as far as U 376 is concerned. It cannot be U 378 for reasons given by him. KTB U 376 says boat alongside Südmeer. So thanks Pikap for this correction.

Regarding U 436, I am glad to say that I did not mess this up also. In the green circle on the photo posted by Pikap, the particular flooding vent is obscured by the iced-up line running in front of it, which gives the appearance of a B&V-Boat. But the deck railing in front of the conningtower and the loudspeaker fixation at the wintergarden identifies it is a Danzig boat.

In addition, I checked the KTB's in the meantime. For U 436 it says alongside SÜDMEER from 24 March till 6 April. Similar for U 376 and U 209. U 589 made fast alongside LÜDERITZ and was never alongside SÜDMEER. U 456 is out of question.

Nobby, thought you are a supporter of the 'Three Lions' ! Anyway, Wales is also most welcome.

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