Early war U-Boats

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Early war U-Boats

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Post by ametzeaala » 01 Jun 2014, 21:41

Hello again!
I heard somewhere that early war u-boats were not able to fire torpedoes while submerged!I want to know if this is actually true :idea: .Thank you!

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Post by tigre » 02 Jun 2014, 02:27

Hello to all :D; a little input Andrew................

U Boats Type VII A.

Armament four torpedo tubes of 533 mm forward (Bow) and one aft, outside the pressure hull (could be reloaded only on the surface); carrying a load of 11 torpedoes. But surely they were able to launch while submerged. But once launched the torpedo loaded in the aft tube, the boat must go to the surface in order to reload it. From the type VIIB hereinafter, the aft tube was within the hull, allowing reloading while submerged.

Source: Fuente: U-Boot VII. Vol I. AJ PRESS.

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Type VIIA with the external aft tube...................
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Re: Early war U-Boats

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Post by ametzeaala » 02 Jun 2014, 11:15

Thank you very much for the information tigre! It is all clear now and i really appreciate it.Have a nice day!

Andrew

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Post by Takao » 03 Jun 2014, 13:52

AFAIK, the external rear tube was only loaded in port, it could not be reloaded at sea - as there were no provisions for reloading that tube.

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Post by tigre » 20 Jun 2014, 15:04

Hello to all :D; a little complement here........................

U Boats Type VII A.

Another picture showing the stern of two U boats Type VIIA in Ponta Delgada January 22, 1937 ..................

Source: Fotoalbum-U-Boot-U-9-Kriegsmarine-Flotille-Weddigen-Wehrmacht. eBay Auction.

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The U 35 (left) and U 28 (right).......................
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Re: Early war U-Boats

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Post by lionfish » 21 Jun 2014, 11:03

Hello,

I'm asking about the saddle tank of the typ VIIa. I saw two form ot saddle tanks: the original rounded and a flated later typ.

Do you know that u-boats were fitted with the flated saddle tanks and when ?
Maybe U-30, U-31, U-32, U-33, and U-34 ?

You know ? I'm still looking for good drawings of typ VIIa.

Thank you very much,

Best regards,

Lionfish.

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Post by tigre » 09 Nov 2017, 00:21

Hello to all :D; a little more.........................

External stern torpedo tube in the U boat Type VII A.

A peculiarity of the Type VII A was the hump of the external torpedo tube, clearly visible aft on the deck. This external stern torpedo tube could only be reloaded once arriving in port .................

Source: https://reibert.info/threads/foto-ebay- ... ot.101259/.

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Post by tigre » 27 Dec 2022, 17:38

Hello to all :D; more.........................

External stern torpedo tube in the U boat Type VII A.

A particularity of the Type VII A was the typical hump of the external torpedo tube, clearly visible aft on the deck. This external stern torpedo tube could only be reloaded while in port...................

Source: https://uboot-recherche.de/Media/Upload ... /U29_2.pdf

Cheers. Raúl M 8-).

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View of the external torpedo tube aft of a Type VII A, in this case the U-29.....................
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