Scuttle The Boat !

[Venatore]

Scuttle The Boat !
:lost:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q237/Venatore/Alternate/Scuttle.jpg

[Mooncatt]

:o :o theres a party on the deck can ya come? bring ya own luger pistol and a bun. who is your best friend? certainly not the DD that did all that damage.

[rasmus1896]

isnt it the faimous u-505?:o
these bullet holes are pretty simular

[Morts]

isnt it the faimous u-505?:o
these bullet holes are pretty simular
it sure looks like it:hmm:

[leeclose]

I'm about 95% sure its the 505 hey and one of the guys brought his own smokes much kudos to him hehehe:up:

[Morts]

now that we have found out what boat it is
lets found out what the meaning on this thread is:hmm:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
j/k

[Pevs86]

Famous U-505... of course I know everything about U-505, but... erm... incase someone else didn't... could someone explain it? Not for me of course, oh no... :doh:

[leeclose]

now that we have found out what boat it is
lets found out what the meaning on this thread is:hmm:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
j/k Er pass any chance of a multiple choice?:up:

[Morts]

now that we have found out what boat it is
lets found out what the meaning on this thread is:hmm:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
j/k Er pass any chance of a multiple choice?:up:
yea:up:

[leeclose]

thank the gods for that cause i would be screwed royally:yep:

[Morts]

thank the gods for that cause i would be screwed royally:yep:

you already are....you already are:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

j/k

[Pevs86]

Ah. Now I know :)

http://uboat.net/boats/u505.html

[Sailor Steve]

You can see U-505 today. She is on display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.

[Henri II]

Looking at this picture I wonder if it still has those bullet holes, or if the battle damage was repaired before it went on display?

[robbo180265]

The commander of U505 commited suicide during a heavy depth charge attack?

That's awfull, just imagine what that must have done to the crew. After reading it's history I don't think it was a very lucky boat at all.

[leeclose]

Wow no matter how bad ur day is commiting sideaways is not worth it maybe he ahd a headache:hmm:

[Krupp]

The boat in the picture is type IXC/40 U-550. Destroyed on April 16, 1944 by American destroyer escorts. Twelve Germans survived.

[Brag]

I like deck parties as long as my feet are dry :smug:
Who will dance with Bernard? :dead:

[leeclose]

Just as long as some one brought coffee and my smokes im a happy hunter:up:

[Ducimus]

The commander of U505 commited suicide during a heavy depth charge attack?

That would be the Peter Zecsh (sp), he was universally hated by the crew of U505. They tossed his body overboard in a weighted down potato sack and the XO took command.

The boat in the picture is type IXC/40 U-550. Destroyed on April 16, 1944 by American destroyer escorts. Twelve Germans survived.

I was about to say, the sub in that picture is NOT u-505.
Edit:
Here is the conning tower of U505 at time of capture.
http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-505Photo1.jpg
http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-505.htm
Looks nothing like the one posted above.

Its not early in the war either. U505 had 3 emblems
1. ) lion with axe under Axel-olaf Lowe.
2.) Axe with olympic rings under peter Zechs
3.) Sea shell under Harold Lange

[leeclose]

There was a skipper in the RN nuke fleet(ssbn's) referred to as the pink pig there are many a nuke queen(RN slang for ssbn crew) who would have happily shot him for free:up:

[mookiemookie]

Looking at this picture I wonder if it still has those bullet holes, or if the battle damage was repaired before it went on display?

http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U505/exhibit/g_facts/amidship.html

According to the website, it says if you look closely you can still see the holes in the conning tower of the U-505. (Even though that's not a picture of her)

[Ducimus]

If anyone really wants to know the inside story on U-505, and a little about what it was like to be on a type9 uboat, i HIGHLY recommend this book:

http://www.savasbeatie.com/books/STEELBOATS_book.htm

Ive read it cover to cover, probably 4 times now :roll: (im pathetic)


This extract is good reading:
http://www.uboatwaffe.net/books/books.cgi?a=4

[kiwikapitan]

If anyone really wants to know the inside story on U-505, and a little about what it was like to be on a type9 uboat, i HIGHLY recommend this book:

http://www.savasbeatie.com/books/STEELBOATS_book.htm

Ive read it cover to cover, probably 4 times now :roll: (im pathetic)


This extract is good reading:
http://www.uboatwaffe.net/books/books.cgi?a=4

Superb find Ducimus I must have that book! I already own the brilliant Hirschfeld book based on the secret diaries of a radio operator on board U-109. :up: