U-35 vs. Admiral Graf Spee

[Saukko]

On June 17th 1938 during fleet parade, U-35 was run over by "pocket battleship" Admiral Graf Spee.

As you can see, the screws of Graf Spee literally sliced the U-35's hull, one plade at time, luckily the pressure hull wasn't damaged. I can only imagine what that must have felt. :o
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3117/uboat35a6im.jpg

Another view.
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5421/uboat35b3ly.jpg

"Bernard did this!"
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7336/uboat35d7nj.jpg

More pictures and stories: http://www.u-35.com

[_Seth_]

:o:o:o:o:o

[Brag]

At least the damage was not to the pressure hull :huh:

[Mooncatt]

:o :o woah major bad damage. lucky no damage to pressure hull.

[Puster Bill]

The Graf Spee: It slices, it dices, it juliennes!

[HunterICX]

Kaleun Bernard In Training proces.....:lol:

[GT182]

Naw, it's a new camo pattern. Fools the Allies into thinking they sank another Uboat and then bingo.... they get it right in the kisser. ;)

[Letum]

:D Will it Blend?

[stabiz]

Thats the coolest thing I`ve ever seen! Thanks for the pics

Edit: The Allies should have just dropped propellers on the uboats, looks damned effective!

[Jimbuna]

That is an awesome sight :rock:

[CWorth]

WOW!!!!

Kind of reminds me of this image..
http://kwc.org/resources/2006/mbnew/sp.photo.jpg

Plane hit by the prop of another plane.

[melnibonian]

That is an awesome sight :rock:
Well not if you're minding your own business on the deck or the conning tower;) :D :rotfl:

[mookiemookie]

:D Will it Blend?

You're damn right it does! :rotfl:

I love those videos...

[Respenus]

:o:o:o

Now this is what I call wreckage!

[Letum]

:D Will it Blend?
You're damn right it does! :rotfl:

I love those videos...


:rotfl:I wonderd if anyone would get that!

[bookworm_020]

I'D love to know what was on the minds of the crew when it happened, and what they did after they got home (other than change there underwear!!):o

[HunterICX]

hehe

the colision versus a merchants was a nice one too

look at the nose of the submarine

http://www.u-35.com/photo/Ramming19371018.jpg

[Jager]

Makes you wonder what a destroyer going full speed would do to your sub :o

[bigboywooly]

Well heres what a torpedo can do to the bow of a Black Swan

http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/walker04/storkbow.jpg

HMS Stork after submarine torpedo off Algiers 12th Nov.1942

[Sailor Steve]

Makes you wonder what a destroyer going full speed would do to your sub :o
Sink it.

It was discouraged by Allied superiors, because it could also be dangerous to the destroyer, but they did it anyway, and it worked. McIntyire, in U-Boat Killer, recommended that they do it at medium speed, as one destroyer at full speed ran completely over the u-boat, ripping off his own propellors and requiring several months of repair time to the bottom of the hull.