Anatomy of a Ship: The Type VII U-Boat book question
 

Hello

I recently picked up a copy of the amazing book. I just wanted to check as it states that there is a fold-out plan in 1/150 scale, but I don't have any fold-out plans at all. Just double paged drawings.

Can anyone who also have a copy of this book confirm this? Is it a seperate plan, or really just the double paged drawings they are referring to?

Perhaps a picture would be possible?

I just want to check that my book is complete and doesn't have that part missing.

Thanks,
G

Most of the revised "Anatomies" have a plan printed on the inside of the cover.

The Type VII "Anatomy" is nice, but the book in this series on the HMS Alliance is awesome. There are dozens of exploded-view and cutaway drawings of the boat's machinery and equipment, and many of them are wonderfully detailed. If you've ever wanted to really study the innards of a WWII submarine in depth, this is the book for you.

Here's a view of the bottom casting of the search periscope from that book:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/...5079013346.jpg

The HP air compressor:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/...90287c1db5.jpg

The propeller lifting arrangements:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/...9d9342d352.jpg

The aft circulating water system and the engine room lubricating oil system:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/...c6793f58_b.jpg

I just got a copy of this as well and wondered the same thing until I found it almost by accident. As Subnuts has noted, the fold-out plan referred is on the reverse of the book jacket (at least it is with my copy).

I love the book for the line drawings, but can anyone recommend one that gives a relatively thorough overview of how everything actually works? I'm speaking of a WWII era (German) u-boat specifically. Would be nice to have as a complement to the "Anatomy" volume.

On the reverse of the book jacket? I will have a look, thanks!

On the inside of the jacket it is :) Thanks, I would have never spotted it.

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Happend the same thing with me! :D You are right Subnuts, it's a pitty the type VIIC and XXI books do not have that kind of exploded-views!
Hmmm, it's been a while since I bought a U-boat book...Think it's time for a new one!

It's not a U-Boat, but I assume you've seen this web site?:

http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/

Has the tech manuals for a US fleet WWII sub.

The link is now:


https://maritime.org/doc/fleetsub/index.htm

Ahoy @player1000 and welcome on board!


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