I have good pictures of german subs , do you ? Let us see then .

[Jimbuna]

U-73

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/3179/u731.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u731.jpg)

U-744

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6679/u744.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u744.jpg)

[U796]

U-166
http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u166lepontarrire.jpg

:arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

U-751

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7098/u7511.jpg (http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u7511.jpg)

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6093/u7512.jpg (http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u7512.jpg)

[U796]

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5294/seawolf.jpg

[U796]

U-204
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3825/u2042.jpg

[U796]

U-204
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1557/u204onlesaura.jpg

[U796]

U-204
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4449/u2041.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7627/204n.jpg

[U796]

U-455 - Saint Nazaire (France) le 16 juin 1942

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6100/u455stnazairele16juin19.jpg


http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/108/u455retourstnazaire.jpghttp://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8707/u455le16fv1942retourstn.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1958/flo07s.gifhttp://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4404/455e.jpg

[U796]

U-1
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/812/80626494.jpg (http://img166.imageshack.us/my.php?image=80626494.jpg)

U-2
http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg148/scaled.php?server=148&filename=u2danslabaltique.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480 (http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1460/u2danslabaltique.jpg)http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg14/scaled.php?server=14&filename=55969380.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480 (http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7087/55969380.jpg)

U-3
http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg261/scaled.php?server=261&filename=u3avantguerre.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480 (http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7323/u3avantguerre.jpg)http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg261/scaled.php?server=261&filename=49702697.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480 (http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2080/49702697.jpg)

[Jimbuna]

U-8

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1319/80190797.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=80190797.jpg)

U-83

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2649/u83.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u83.jpg)

[Alex]

@ U796 : Chouettes photos du U-204, merci.

Par contre, ici :
U-455 - Saint Nazaire (France) le 16 juin 1942

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6100/u455stnazairele16juin19.jpg


Je ne reconnais pas Saint Nazaire. :huh:
Le bunker était déjà en fonction même si pas complètement terminé, et on ne voit pas l'écluse-sud... Qu'est-ce que peut être cette armature métallique sur la droite. :o

[U796]

@ U796 : Chouettes photos du U-204, merci.

Par contre, ici :


Je ne reconnais pas Saint Nazaire. :huh:
Le bunker était déjà en fonction même si pas complètement terminé, et on ne voit pas l'écluse-sud... Qu'est-ce que peut être cette armature métallique sur la droite. :o

Je confirme. Cest bien St Nazaire.
Voici la preuve : Petit LU
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/5999/u455eclusedestnazairele.jpg

Pour le reste, c'est un lampadaire du port qui dépasse du kiosque.

[U796]

U-4
http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg19/scaled.php?server=19&filename=u4avantguerre.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480 (http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3783/u4avantguerre.jpg)

U-5
http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg19/scaled.php?server=19&filename=u5avantguerre.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480 (http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6076/u5avantguerre.jpg)

U-6
http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg18/scaled.php?server=18&filename=53664825.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480 (http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6523/53664825.jpg)

[U796]

U-7
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9805/70016118.jpg

U-8 (and U-9)
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4509/u8flottilleweddigenheim.jpghttp://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3797/50784869.jpg

U-9
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6885/u91937.jpghttp://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2049/34917029.jpg

[U796]

To see my U-boat Pictures, you can go here :
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=149950

:salute:

[Alex]

Je confirme. Cest bien St Nazaire.
Voici la preuve : Petit LU

Je ne contestais pas, je me demandais juste si tu savais où la photo était prise. Ca ressemble en effet bien au bâtiments aux abords de l'écluse-ouest. J'aurais juste eu besoin d'un peu plus de précisions.

Je te remercie tout de même pour ton aide.

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

U-219

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4343/u219hd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


anyone knows details about this ? or are they trying to make a submergable aircraftcarrier ?

[StarLion45]

:DL Hi all :DL

I'm soo thankful you all keeping this thread alive:woot:
I never ever in my intire life thought that so many people
join this thread , and soo many great pictures :)

I SALUTE YOU ALL :salute::salute::salute::salute:

[Task Force]

U 873 in Bremen, Germany
http://w0oog.50megs.com/images/u805crew.jpg

[nikbear]

anyone knows details about this ? or are they trying to make a submergable aircraftcarrier ?

It does look like that doesn't it :rotfl: But no,its camouflage to hide the boat from allied bombers,how successful it was,don't know:hmmm:don't suppose they would do it if it didn't work:03:

[Jimbuna]

U-86

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3720/u861.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u861.jpg)

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6259/u864.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u864.jpg)

[={FH}=Paddy]

Wow, some great photos here lads -
Very interesting use of camouflage; “aka: submersible aircraft carrier!!!!” – that must have caused some terrible drag when submerged, not to mention a very big burn on fuel consumption due to both the above and the additional weight. It would be interesting to find out more about this concept and if it were simply a prototype or was actually brought in to active service use, was it successful and what form did the camouflage decking take? ie: was is painted sea blue or snot green? Also, I can’t imagine approaching a convoy with decks awash and not being seen with that hanging out of the kindergarten!! A little inconspicuous to say the least!

@ jim – nice pic of the crows nest, was this addition to boats used in the early years as I can imagine that if you got caught on the surface in the latter years of the war by a plane that you would have to add a good few seconds until you were completely submerged. I would imagine that one would not be waiting around to disassemble it, not to mention the poor fellow up there and the acrobatics required to get down off it and in to the boat before submerging; I wonder if a few were locked out during AAAALLLLLLLAAAARRRRMMMMMMM!:timeout:

[Jimbuna]

AFAIK the tower was purely a temporary arrangement to allow a cameraman an advantageous viewpoint for propaganda filming purposes and was only used in the close proximity of a friendly/home port.

[nikbear]

={FH}=Paddy
I believe the camo arrangement was just for the U-boat while it was port,not sure if this was an early war or later idea :hmmm: Must have been a right mare to get it fixed to the Boat :03:

[Captain Birdseye]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/eggvan/untitled.jpg


Oh...wait...

[={FH}=Paddy]

Thanks Nikbear & jim: Puts a whole new meaning to "up the pole"! :-?



(I am still interested in this camo make over! I'll have a snoop around and see what i can come up with)

In the mean time, keep these great pics coming guys – truly fascinating stuff. :yeah:

[Jimbuna]

U-861 and U-995

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/3651/u861u995c.jpg (http://img93.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u861u995c.jpg)

[Stiebler]

Jimbuna's picture of U 219 in camouflage is certainly unusual. (Post #271, pg 14, this thread.)

The picture clearly shows a Type XB U-minelayer with main deck gun removed. These deck guns were removed from the XB boats in 1944, so it is a late picture, and the wooden camouflage would not have been needed in France, Norway or Germany, where there were bomb-proof shelters or fighter defences.

Therefore the background port must be in the Far East. Only one U-minelayer found its way to the Far East, and that was indeed U 219, so the caption is correct. She arrived at Batavia in December 1944, carrying all manner of stores for the Japanese, and was intended to bring rubber and other strategic materials back to Germany. Unfortunately for BdU, the long voyage had ruined the batteries, and a nearby explosion in an ammunition ship while at Batavia damaged U 219 further. So she remained for repairs at Batavia (or at Sourabaya), both in Java, for the remainder of the war.

The wooden casing around U 219 might have been intended as a protection against the tropical sun while in port (German surface warships sometimes employed similar protection in pre-war cruises), but it is much more probable that it was intended to carry palm leaves or similar local vegetation as camouflage. Air raids against the poorly defended Japanese-occupied Java ports were becoming a real threat, and Penang had already had to be abandoned as a base owing to its proximity to Liberator bombers now based in Burma. Naturally the vegetation would have had to be removed while the U-minelayer was sailing around port, or it would all have blown off anyway - perhaps fouling the propellers!

A truly fascinating picture, new to me. Where did you find it, Jimbuna?

Stiebler.

[Jimbuna]

A truly fascinating picture, new to me. Where did you find it, Jimbuna?

Stiebler.

From the U-boat gallery here:

http://www.german-uboats.com/

There are some pretty good shots amongst them http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[Stiebler]

@Jimbuna:

Thanks very much for this prompt reply to my query.
I'll check out the website immediately.

Stiebler.

[Jimbuna]

Your welcome sir http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[Blue-Casket]

http://img33.imageshack.us/i/duikboot.jpg/

Seehund :arrgh!:

[Dronston]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/%5BURL=http://img139.imageshack.us/i/66628471.jpg/%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5046/66628471.th.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5Dhttp://www.subsim.com/radioroom/%5Burl=http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?7e0f6d30cb.jpg%5D%5Bimg%5Dhttp://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.7e0f6d30cb.jpg%5B/img%5D%5B/url%5DHey everybody, long time no post.
Last week I was in Northern Germany near Kiel where I visited the U-995.
I thought I'd share some pics with you.

First time for me on a real U-boot and it was cool, pity you can't get to the bridge or deck...

http://www.warmuseums.nl/gal/061gal.htm

http://%5Burl=http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?7e0f6d30cb.jpg%5D%5Bimg%5Dhttp://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.7e0f6d30cb.jpg%5B/img%5D%5B/url%5Dhttp://www.subsim.com/radioroom/%3Ca%20href=http://www.freeimagehosting.net/%3E%3Cimg%20src=http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/7e0f6d30cb.jpg%20border=0%20alt=%22Free%20Image%20 Hosting%22%3E%3C/a%3Ehttp://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5046/66628471.jpg

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/7408/28839534.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8974/46683068.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5807/18082444.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3351/12692133.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2996/70743059.jpg

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4750/37768694.jpg

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/9883/11617094.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1281/22888837.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/7116/92922645.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4316/15106628.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3341/82516705.jpg

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/9174/79513654.jpg

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/%5Burl=http://www.freeimagehosting.net/%5D%5Bimg=http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/7e0f6d30cb.jpg%5D%5B/url%5D

[BulSoldier]

Were the pistons (if thats the name) in the engine room painted in their original color or this is to make the diffrent components stand out ?

[Dronston]

Were the pistons (if thats the name) in the engine room painted in their original color or this is to make the diffrent components stand out ?

I think those are valve rockers but I am by no means a specialist. I have no idea if these colors were used, I always thought there were read or otherwise the same color as the engine block.

[BulSoldier]

I was thinking the same, probably they were painted nowdays to be protected from rust.

[RobertGysae]

great photo of U-862's 'wingarten' area and weapon arrangement. the ammunition feeder of the M42 is just visible at the bottom. are those the 2cm AA guns shown? or the larger calibre?

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/album/data/592/U-862.jpg

[MeMpHiSGT]

I think those are valve rockers but I am by no means a specialist. I have no idea if these colors were used, I always thought there were read or otherwise the same color as the engine block.

If you mean the blue 'bars' on the diesels, yes they were painted to protect against rust and to stand out a little. Normally these would be bare metal, which offcourse rusts if you dont use it (running the engines) or oil it nearly everyday.:D

[Capt.Warner]

These are some neat pics keep em coming:yeah:

[Leandros]

I think those are valve rockers but I am by no means a specialist. I have no idea if these colors were used, I always thought there were read or otherwise the same color as the engine block.
The blue items are the valve (or lifter) "rods" (same as in car engines) - the valve "rocker" is the horizontal lever on top. From this picture can be deduced that these diesels are "top-valved", as opposed to side-valved (flatheaded). While this museum engine is painted in stark blue I am not sure they were so in real life.

[De420]

Intresting photos Flag4. PS: A very awesome thread indeed , good work guys , the pics here are amazing.

[flag4]

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac63/ETopp/U534-1.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac63/ETopp/Image058.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac63/ETopp/Image057.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac63/ETopp/Image055-1.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac63/ETopp/Image056.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac63/ETopp/Image062.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac63/ETopp/u534withoutchildren.jpg

hope these are bigger Kaleuns. the boat was cut into 4/5 pieces. the insides are rusted away. you can not go inside. seems a shame to cut up such a beautiful boat.... but there you go.

hope these links work, they tell a bit more info about the ol' boat...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/in_pictures/7230098.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/england/merseyside/7230011.stm

[Ford Prefect]

Found these uploaded by a contact of mine on flickr recently:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/siimvahur/sets/72157621914697415/

While there's no Uboat pictures there are alot of shots from the war period ranging from life back home (that the uboat men were missing so much) and pictures from the eastern front, greece etc.

I thought you lot might be interested.

[sammy]

:)brilliant thread has made me late for school

[OuNiS]

Dönitz at the begining of war...

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2590/doenitzatthebeginingofw.jpg

[KL-alfman]

funny!
what was he expressing ......? :rotfl2:

[Paul_IronCoffin]

U-86



http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6259/u864.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=u864.jpg)

That would never be allowed today. ...think of the Health & Safety implications! :DL

[Jimbuna]

Would give me a nose bleed :DL

[KL-alfman]

Would give me a nose bleed :DL


especially in 15m/s, heavy rain, foggy sight. sigh!

[frau kaleun]

especially in 15m/s, heavy rain, foggy sight. sigh!

Ah, good times, good times.

[KL-alfman]

Ah, good times, good times.


for sneaky attacks.
are you preparing? :03:

[frau kaleun]

for sneaky attacks.
are you preparing? :03:

:salute:

Honestly, I enjoy the bad weather. Of course I haven't lived long enough on a patrol to see more than a couple days of it. :O:

[KL-alfman]

atm, I could use a bit of fine wheather.
dec 1941, south of rockall, for 2weeks now, no less than 9-15m/s with fog or misty sight. want to get my crew back before x-mas, but we got still 14eels. so we accorded to find a convoy, conduct 2runs and will find a lone merchant on the way back home. my crew got kids at home, I cannot deny their wishes. :03:

[frau kaleun]

Ah, Rockall.

I sank the Courageous right around there once. :O:

I'm playing with mods now, or at least I will be when I get the time to get back and actually play, so it will probably be single missions for me until I sort out what I want and what works with what and how many bells and whistles my rig can handle.

[Jimbuna]

especially in 15m/s, heavy rain, foggy sight. sigh!


http://imgcash6.imageshack.us/img231/1076/shockedvi8.gif

http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/sickpup.gif

[KL-alfman]

yes, Jimbuna.
it even gets you getting seasick behind your desk at home ..... :haha:

[java`s revenge]

Really great pictures :up:

[Commander Mysenses]

Just pillaged the thread for my SH5 loadscreens (I see them a LOT!).
Thanks guys.

[StarLion45]

:) hello everyone :)
In 2008 I started this thread , and hoped someone replyed this thread .
I am stunned :o
I want to thank each one of you who posted pictures and looked in to this thread .

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU :woot:

I want to wish everyone a MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS :salute::salute::salute:

And BE MOOOOORE AGRESSIVE :arrgh!::arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

SINK EM ALL!! http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[Gerald]

:) hello everyone :)
In 2008 I started this thread , and hoped someone replyed this thread .
I am stunned :o
I want to thank each one of you who posted pictures and looked in to this thread .

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU :woot:

I want to wish everyone a MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS :salute::salute::salute:

And BE MOOOOORE AGRESSIVE :arrgh!::arrgh!: Merry Christmas to all,:up:

[Jimbuna]

:) hello everyone :)
In 2008 I started this thread , and hoped someone replyed this thread .
I am stunned :o
I want to thank each one of you who posted pictures and looked in to this thread .

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU :woot:

I want to wish everyone a MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS :salute::salute::salute:

And BE MOOOOORE AGRESSIVE :arrgh!::arrgh!:

ALL THE BEST MATEY :sunny:

[Tinkering]

What a great thread! Loved the pics!

I have a few images of the USS Bowfin that I took in 2003....let me know if anyone wants me to post them.