Mystery U 853 's equipments

[lionfish]

Hello,

I looked all movies about the U 853 's wreck on the web. Step by step. And now I think I can give the details I found:

U 853 was fitted with a Schnorchel Typ 2 ( the same as on U 534 )
U 853 was fitted with two liferaft canisters behind the 3,7 cm gun suport
U 853 was fitted with the cutted deck ( Schnelltauchback ) typ B.

It's easy to see the Schnorchel and the two liferaft canisters but it was very difficult for the cutted deck because it was destroyed.
But a very few details confirm to me that i'm right.
The hull each sides of the forward torpedo hatch is smooth exept next to the hatch. If U 853 had a standart deck, the hull must have the supports of the deck between the two edges of the hull.

It seems that U 853 was transformed at the same time of U 539 and at the same place: Königsberg.
U 539 had a cutted deck ( Schnelltauchback ) typ B and a schnorchel typ 2 with a ring form of the head.

Maybe U 853 had a Schnorchel's head of the ring form but it's not possible to see that on the movies. The head is destroyed.

We can add these details of U 853 on the list to the book: Vom Original zum Modell: Uboot Typ IXC

Best regards,

Lionfish.